# Brittany (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/brittany/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | [ˈbɹɪʔn̩.ni], 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Britanny, Britney, Brittney, Brittny, Brittanee, Britneigh, Brittneigh, Britny, Bryttney, Brittani, Brittnee, Britnee, Brittaneigh, Brittanny |
| US babies named this | 361,751 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,078 / 360,673 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,761, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Bretany, Brytany, itself borrowed from Medieval Latin Britannia, applied to Brittany from at least the 6th century, and reinforced by Middle French Bretagne. See Britannia for more. Doublet of Britain and Britannia.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 750 | 419 |
| 2012 | 769 | 407 |
| 2013 | 724 | 421 |
| 2014 | 698 | 458 |
| 2015 | 689 | 462 |
| 2016 | 573 | 546 |
| 2017 | 402 | 714 |
| 2018 | 307 | 880 |
| 2019 | 320 | 843 |
| 2020 | 265 | 961 |
| 2021 | 284 | 936 |
| 2022 | 333 | 841 |
| 2023 | 311 | 858 |
| 2024 | 356 | 791 |
| 2025 | 281 | 928 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 100 | 962 |
| 1989 | 216 | 678 |
| 1990 | 112 | 996 |
| 1991 | 45 | 1,771 |
| 1992 | 44 | 1,847 |
| 1993 | 35 | 2,219 |
| 1994 | 38 | 2,125 |
| 1995 | 36 | 2,213 |
| 1996 | 19 | 3,562 |
| 1997 | 13 | 4,698 |
| 1998 | 13 | 4,913 |
| 1999 | 5 | 10,098 |
| 2001 | 10 | 6,519 |
| 2003 | 5 | 11,103 |
| 2004 | 13 | 5,855 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 4,294 |
| 2008 | 9 | 2,487 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4,688 |
| 2011 | 5 | 4,049 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4,171 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3,536 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4,003 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3,615 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2,925 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4,684 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3,519 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3,533 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,843 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4,201 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Бри́тани
- Finnish: Brittany
- Greek: Μπρίτνεϊ
- Japanese: ブリタニー
- Russian: Бри́ттани

## People named Brittany

- Brittany Murphy, American actress and singer (1977–2009)
- Brittany Snow, American actress and model
- Brittany Daniel, American actress
- Brittany Curran, American actress
- Brittany Andrews, American pornographic actress
- Brittany Byrnes, Australian actress
- Brittany Bowe, American speed skater
- Brittany Elmslie, Australian swimmer
- Brittany Howard, American singer
- Brittany Brown, American sprinter
- Brittany Broben, Australian diver
- Brittany Timko, Canadian soccer player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.