Brittany was a hugely popular girls' name that peaked at #3 in 1989 but is far less common today.
Brittany is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #928 for girl births in the United States (and #1,770 across all names), given to 281 babies. Brittany was first reported in SSA data in 1963 and peaked in 1989 (37,792 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 281 | 281 | #928 | — |
| 2024 | 356 | 356 | #791 | — |
| 2023 | 311 | 311 | #858 | — |
| 2022 | 333 | 333 | #841 | — |
| 2021 | 284 | 284 | #936 | — |
| 2020 | 265 | 265 | #961 | — |
| 2019 | 320 | 326 | #843 | — |
| 2018 | 307 | 307 | #880 | — |
| 2017 | 402 | 402 | #714 | — |
| 2016 | 573 | 579 | #546 | — |
| 2015 | 689 | 696 | #462 | — |
| 2014 | 698 | 714 | #458 | — |
| 2013 | 724 | 743 | #421 | — |
| 2012 | 769 | 782 | #407 | — |
| 2011 | 750 | 760 | #419 | — |
| 2010 | 732 | 747 | #427 | — |
| 2009 | 672 | 672 | #461 | — |
| 2008 | 776 | 785 | #414 | — |
| 2007 | 918 | 930 | #352 | — |
| 2006 | 1,025 | 1,030 | #320 | — |
| 2005 | 1,193 | 1,201 | #277 | — |
| 2004 | 1,369 | 1,377 | #240 | #5,855 |
| 2003 | 1,583 | 1,595 | #209 | #11,103 |
| 2002 | 1,937 | 1,945 | #170 | — |
| 2001 | 2,939 | 2,945 | #115 | #6,519 |
| 2000 | 5,185 | 5,193 | #60 | — |
| 1999 | 7,947 | 7,947 | #35 | #10,098 |
| 1998 | 9,857 | 9,864 | #25 | #4,913 |
| 1997 | 11,542 | — | #20 | #4,698 |
| 1996 | 13,816 | — | #14 | #3,562 |
| 1995 | 16,513 | — | #8 | #2,213 |
| 1994 | 18,938 | — | #7 | #2,125 |
| 1993 | 21,760 | — | #6 | #2,219 |
| 1992 | 25,027 | — | #4 | #1,847 |
| 1991 | 29,138 | — | #3 | #1,771 |
| 1990 | 36,648 | — | #3 | #996 |
| 1989 | 38,008 | — | #3 | #678 |
| 1988 | 26,916 | — | #6 | #962 |
| 1987 | 22,319 | — | #7 | #1,010 |
| 1986 | 20,388 | — | #8 | #1,076 |
| 1985 | 15,498 | — | #17 | #1,215 |
| 1984 | 7,711 | — | #41 | #1,400 |
| 1983 | 4,403 | — | #64 | #2,024 |
| 1982 | 3,118 | — | #94 | #2,852 |
| 1981 | 1,723 | — | #165 | #4,190 |
| 1980 | 1,414 | — | #190 | #4,996 |
| 1979 | 805 | — | #300 | #3,593 |
| 1978 | 639 | — | #344 | #3,895 |
| 1977 | 495 | — | #419 | #4,647 |
| 1976 | 359 | — | #508 | #4,052 |
| 1975 | 332 | — | #527 | — |
| 1974 | 255 | — | #633 | #3,155 |
| 1973 | 219 | — | #683 | — |
| 1972 | 199 | — | #719 | — |
| 1971 | 149 | — | #890 | — |
| 1970 | 76 | — | #1,369 | — |
| 1969 | 62 | — | #1,499 | — |
| 1968 | 33 | — | #2,094 | — |
| 1967 | 16 | — | #3,223 | — |
| 1966 | 15 | — | #3,278 | — |
| 1965 | 10 | — | #4,226 | — |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #6,866 | — |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #5,352 | — |