Brittany
Brittany was the 928th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 281 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 3rd with 37,792 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 466 places. More babies were named Brittany in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning Brittany (region of France) · English, Latin
Say it BRIT-un-ee /ˈbɹɪtəni/
- Rank in 2025
- #928 girls, up 33 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 281girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198937,792 babies
- Total since 1880
- 361,751babies recorded
What does the name Brittany mean?
Brittany is the English name of the region of northwest France, used as a girls' name, mainly in American usage of the 1980s and 1990s, as Wiktionary notes. The region was named for the Britons who settled there from Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries; the name comes through Middle English from Latin Britannia, which is also the source of Britain. The ultimate meaning of the British people's name is uncertain.
Britannia (Latin, “Britain; Brittany”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Britney, Brittney, Brittani, Bretagne.
See also: English names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Brittany', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Britannia', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Nicknames for Brittany
The usual nicknames for Brittany are Britt.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britt | Traditional | — | 6 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Brittanys go by each one.
Brittany popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 1,078 since 1974.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #928 | 281 |
| 2020 | #961 | 265 |
| 2010 | #427 | 732 |
| 2000 | #60 | 5,185 |
| 1990 | #3 | 36,536 |
| 1980 | #190 | 1,407 |
| 1970 | #1,369 | 76 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Brittany, counting every spelling?
Brittany is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #855 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #928 for Brittany on its own. Together these spellings went to 305 girls in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Brittany?
281 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brittany (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Brittany born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 30 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brittany.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brittany?
About 352,100 people born in the US named Brittany are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 32 and 38. That makes Brittany mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Brittany by state
How common Brittany was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (2.8×), Maryland (2.5×), New Jersey (2.4×), Louisiana (1.7×), Virginia (1.7×). In 21 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Brittany: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brittany, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Brittany · Sibling names for Brittany
Questions about the name Brittany
What does Brittany mean?
Brittany means “Brittany (region of France)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Brittany?
Brittany was the 928th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 281 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 3rd with 37,792 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 466 places. More babies were named Brittany in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Brittany a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Brittany in the US.
Where is Brittany most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brittany was most common in Tennessee (0.53 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and New Jersey.