Britton

Where Britton comes from

The dictionaries list Britton as a given name — a male given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

Along the way
  1. 1896
    First appearance
    #982 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1913
    Britton Chance born
    American biochemist and Olympic sailor
  3. 1987
    Peak, #793
    136 babies named Britton — more than any year before or since.
  4. 2000
    Britton Wilson born
    American athlete
  5. 2021
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #2,173.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Britton Chance · American biochemist and Olympic sailor, 1913–2010
  • Britton Wilson · American athlete, born 2000
  • Britton Johnsen · American basketball player, born 1979
  • Britton Colquitt · American football player, born 1985
  • Britton Davis · 1860–1930

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.