Brittney

#5,099 for girls in 2025, 25 births · Last seen for boys in 1997 at #8,110
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1989 · 7,834 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
11 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
82,203
since 1958

Brittney over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #41, 1989girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,09925
2024#2,97655
2023#3,64042
2022#3,22050
2021#4,50730
2020#3,49843
2019#2,85658
2018#2,96255
2017#2,43274
2016#1,99699
2015#1,861110
2014#1,665127
2013#1,529143
2012#1,284186
2011#1,177205
2010#1,030242
2009#1,079236
2008#1,090238
2007#799360
2006#625463
2005#548524
2004#489599
2003#399758
2002#315972
2001#2211,443
2000#1482,316
1999#1282,550
1998#1432,239
1997#1302,483#8,1106
1996#1152,741
1995#993,380
1994#893,876#6,9687
1993#774,420#5,7719
1992#685,085#5,6609
1991#585,829#3,63616
1990#447,427#2,78023
1989#417,834#1,61549
1988#526,576#2,03531
1987#615,127#2,64120
1986#654,593#2,09627
1985#843,224#2,94216
1984#1761,559#2,82416
1983#258921#3,23013
1982#332726#4,2349
1981#419518#5,4686
1980#468454
1979#639272#4,4038
1978#772200
1977#921152
1976#1,086112
1975#1,22993
1974#1,41472
1973#1,34974
1972#1,33775
1971#1,29285
1970#4,03814
1969#3,10219
1968#4,48910
1967#6,8045
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First appearance
1958

The first year at least five girls were named Brittney! It came in at #6,103, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1958–1967, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Brittney is popular in 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #134 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 542 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Brittney, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Brittney, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Brittney, so not publishedNHWashington: #196 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,091 girlsWAIdaho: #153 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 709 girlsIDMontana: #140 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 588 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #194 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 978 girlsNDMinnesota: #270 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,997 girlsMNIllinois: #354 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,426 girlsILWisconsin: #360 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,049 girlsWIMichigan: #513 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,603 girlsMINew York: #951 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 9,351 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Brittney, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Brittney, so not publishedRIOregon: #225 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,229 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Brittney, so not publishedNVWyoming: #146 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 608 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Brittney, so not publishedSDIowa: #264 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,838 girlsIAIndiana: #136 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 751 girlsINOhio: #209 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,405 girlsOHPennsylvania: #413 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,577 girlsPANew Jersey: #698 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,374 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Brittney, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #382 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 2,376 girlsCAUtah: #54 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 280 girlsUTColorado: #251 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,454 girlsCONebraska: #240 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,474 girlsNEMissouri: #316 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,280 girlsMOKentucky: #94 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 479 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Brittney, so not publishedWVVirginia: #263 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,710 girlsVAMaryland: #529 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,506 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Brittney, so not publishedDEArizona: #169 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 849 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Brittney, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Brittney, so not publishedKSArkansas: #101 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 463 girlsARTennessee: #138 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 726 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #310 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,225 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #254 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,366 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Brittney, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #235 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,364 girlsOKLouisiana: #142 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 750 girlsLAMississippi: #187 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 897 girlsMSAlabama: #129 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 680 girlsALGeorgia: #156 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 836 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Brittney, so not publishedHITexas: #249 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,425 girlsTXFlorida: #388 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,675 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#54 · 1 in 280
  2. Kentucky#94 · 1 in 479
  3. Arkansas#101 · 1 in 463
  4. Alabama#129 · 1 in 680
  5. Alaska#134 · 1 in 542

Best ever in a state: #17 in Alabama, 1987.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#54551 in 280
Kentucky#94471 in 479
Arkansas#101281 in 463
Alabama#129321 in 680
Alaska#13471 in 542
Indiana#136451 in 751
Tennessee#138381 in 726
Montana#14081 in 588
Louisiana#142411 in 750
Wyoming#14651 in 608
Idaho#15391 in 709
Georgia#156421 in 836
Arizona#169241 in 849
Mississippi#187171 in 897
North Dakota#19451 in 978
Washington#196251 in 1,091
Ohio#209491 in 1,405
Oregon#225131 in 1,229
Oklahoma#235161 in 1,364
Nebraska#24071 in 1,474
Texas#249901 in 1,425
Colorado#251151 in 1,454
South Carolina#254131 in 1,366
Virginia#263181 in 1,710
Iowa#264101 in 1,838
Minnesota#270141 in 1,997
North Carolina#310151 in 2,225
Missouri#316141 in 2,280
Illinois#354301 in 2,426
Wisconsin#360101 in 3,049
California#382791 in 2,376
Florida#388221 in 2,675
Pennsylvania#413191 in 3,577
Michigan#513121 in 4,603
Maryland#52951 in 4,506
New Jersey#69861 in 6,374
New York#951111 in 9,351
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Brittney
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 2,123 spots since 2024 (#2,976#5,099)
  • 1,601 spots since 2020 (#3,498#5,099)
  • 3,238 spots since 2015 (#1,861#5,099)
  • Biggest jump: 171 spots in 1980 (#639#468)
  • Biggest drop: 291 spots in 2008 (#799#1,090)
Rise & fade · girls
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1958
  • Peaked 1989 at #41 (7,834 births)
  • Births halved by 1994, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 11 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 11 yrs · run 1985–1995
  • Top 1,000: 31 yrs · run 1977–2007
Share of babies · girls
1 in 235
  • Highest: 1 in 235 girls born in 1989 were named Brittney (0.42%)
  • Latest: 1 in 64,291 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 48.7% of all girls named Brittney (40,030) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s5#6,103 (1958)#6,103
1960s34#3,102 (1969)#4,798
1970s1,149#639 (1979)#1,408
1980s31,532#41 (1989)#196
1990s40,030#44 (1990)#95
2000s7,909#148 (2000)#571
2010s1,299#1,030 (2010)#1,879
2020s245#2,976 (2024)#3,823

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Brittney in 1983

girls
#258
921 births · 1 in 1,814 girls
boys
#3,230
13 births · 1 in 137,890 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #258Brittney921

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #3,230Brittney13
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 1,814 of them was named Brittney, which outranked 97.9% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brittney
  1. #255Rhonda939
  2. #256Sherry929
  3. #257Tamika922
  4. #258Brittney921
  5. #259Haley919
  6. #260Jeanette918
  7. #261Sonya917
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. 6,772Ciji#7,469#697
  2. 6,751Kirby#7,469#718
  3. 2,656Dwan#3,530#874
  4. 1,888Mallory#2,220#332
  5. 987Marquita#1,099#112
Fallers
  1. 656Syreeta#717#1,373
  2. 572Jenilee#817#1,389
  3. 538Tenika#947#1,485
  4. 396Toccara#541#937
  5. 333Venus#950#1,283

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 137,890 of them was named Brittney, which outranked 56.0% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brittney
  1. #3,071Yeng14
  2. #3,071Zak14
  3. #3,071Zebadiah14
  4. #3,230Brittney13
  5. #3,230Abdon13
  6. #3,230Akeen13
  7. #3,230Alcides13
  8. #3,411Abigail12
  9. #3,411Abrahan12
  10. #3,411Adrienne12

Tied with 180 names at #3,230; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. 2,260Remington#3,108#848
  2. 2,159Trumaine#3,108#949
  3. 1,157Akeem#1,774#617
  4. 738Jacoby#1,654#916
  5. 655Deven#1,622#967
Fallers
  1. 284Marcello#969#1,253
  2. 275Schuyler#845#1,120
  3. 273Jessy#917#1,190
  4. 258Kennith#981#1,239
  5. 220Jarrad#933#1,153

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1983