Brittney
Brittney was the 5122nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 41st with 7,834 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,260 places. More babies were named Brittney in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Britney) from Brittany, the region of France · English, Latin, Celtic
- Rank in 2025
- #5,122 girls, down 1,613 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 25girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19897,834 babies
- Total since 1880
- 82,468babies recorded
What does the name Brittney mean?
Brittney is a spelling of Britney, pronounced the same way, so it shares Britney's meaning and origin.
Britney is a spelling of Brittany, a girls' name taken from the region of northwest France. The region name comes through Middle English and French from Latin Britannia, because Britons from Great Britain settled there in the early Middle Ages. Wikipedia notes the name was first used in the US in the early 1970s and peaked in the 1990s; Britney Spears made this spelling famous.
Britannia (Latin, “land of the Britons”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Brittany, Brittney, Brittani, Britt.
See also: English names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Britney', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Brittany', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Brittany (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Brittney popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 265 since 1979.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,122 | 25 |
| 2020 | #3,509 | 43 |
| 2010 | #1,031 | 242 |
| 2000 | #148 | 2,316 |
| 1990 | #44 | 7,427 |
| 1980 | #468 | 454 |
| 1970 | #4,058 | 14 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Brittney, counting every spelling?
Brittney is a spelling of Britney, a name family that ranked #1,264 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,122 for Brittney on its own. Together these spellings went to 165 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britney | 134 | #1,571 | 780 |
| Brittney | 25 | #5,122 | 202 |
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 Brittney?
25 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brittney (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Brittney 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 337 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brittney.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brittney?
About 80,300 people born in the US named Brittney are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 31 and 38. That makes Brittney 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.
Brittney by state
How common Brittney was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.8×). In 47 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 Brittney: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brittney, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brittney
What does Brittney mean?
Brittney is a spelling of Britney, which means “from Brittany, the region of France” (English, Latin, Celtic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Brittney?
Brittney was the 5122nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 41st with 7,834 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,260 places. More babies were named Brittney in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Brittney a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Brittney in the US.
Where is Brittney most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brittney was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and North Carolina.