Brittany
The French province, named for the Britons who settled it from Roman Britain.
Popularity, 1880–2025
The French region, adopted as a girls' name in the 1970s and swept to the top 10 in the late 1980s.
Brittany first shows up in the national records in 1963. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1982 to 2000. It spent 10 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1989, when 37,792 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 3 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 928 for girls. All told, 361,751 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Brittney (82,468), Britney (35,668), Brittani (11,776), Britany (6,562), Brittni (5,992), Brittanie (4,738) (total births since 1880)
Explore Brittany interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148 | No. 1499 |
| 1970s | 3,482 | No. 300 |
| 1980s | 140,854 | No. 3 |
| 1990s | 190,826 | No. 3 |
| 2000s | 17,569 | No. 60 |
| 2010s | 5,964 | No. 407 |
| 2020s | 1,830 | No. 791 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.