Brittnee
A feminine English name derived from the British name "Brittany".
Name Census estimates that about 2,712 living Americans carry the first name Brittnee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Brittnee today is around 34 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Brittnee births was 1990 (293 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Brittnee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
2.7K
~ 1 in 126,384 Americans
Peak year
1990
293 babies that year
Average age
34
years old
2013 SSA rank
#14,947
Tracked since 1974
Census
Brittnee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,326 people with the first name Brittnee, which placed it at #6,777 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#6,777
National first-name rank
People counted
2.3K
2,326 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
66.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Brittnee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Brittnee is White at 66.6%. The next largest groups are Black (18.4%) and Hispanic (8.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Brittnee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Brittnee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White66.6% · 1,550
- Black or African American18.4% · 427
- Hispanic or Latino8.1% · 189
- Two or more races5.3% · 123
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 23
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 14
Popularity
Brittnee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Brittnee from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 1,608 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Brittnee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Brittnee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Brittnees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 32 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Brittnee, while Nevada, Mississippi, Louisiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 52 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Brittnee
The name Brittnee is a modern variation of the Old English name Briton, which was derived from the Celtic term "Brittonic" referring to the ancient Britons, the Celtic inhabitants of Great Britain. The earliest known use of the name dates back to the 5th century AD, during the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain.
The name gained popularity during the Middle Ages, particularly after the Norman Conquest of 1066. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Briton of Beverley, a renowned Anglo-Saxon scholar and theologian who lived in the 7th century AD. Another notable figure was Briton de Bois, a Norman knight who fought alongside William the Conqueror during the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
In the 12th century, the name appeared in the works of the renowned historian and chronicler, William of Malmesbury. He mentioned a Briton of Glastonbury, who was a monk and scholar at the Glastonbury Abbey during the reign of King Henry I (1100-1135).
The name also had a religious connotation, as it was associated with the legendary figure of St. Britwyn, a 5th-century Welsh princess who is said to have founded a church in present-day Brittany, France. Her feast day is celebrated on April 6th in certain regions of Wales and Brittany.
Over the centuries, the name has undergone various spelling variations, including Britten, Britton, and Brittain. Notable individuals with this name include:
1. Britten Aumont (c. 1450-1514), a French diplomat and ambassador during the reigns of Louis XI and Charles VIII.
2. Brittain Ellerman (1561-1623), an English explorer and merchant who established trade routes to the East Indies.
3. Britten Stevenson (1672-1737), a Scottish philosopher and academic who served as the rector of the University of Glasgow.
4. Brittain Meredith (1790-1864), a Welsh poet and writer known for his contributions to the Romantic movement.
5. Britten Goldsworthy (1892-1971), an Australian artist and sculptor celebrated for her modernist works.
While the name Brittnee is a relatively modern spelling variation, it carries a rich historical legacy rooted in the ancient Celtic and Anglo-Saxon cultures of Great Britain.
People
Brittnee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Brittnee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Brittnee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brittnee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,712 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Brittnee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 126,384 US residents.
Is Brittnee a common name?
We classify Brittnee as "Rare". It ranks above 94.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,822 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Brittnee most popular?
The single biggest year for Brittnee was 1990, when 293 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Brittnee is about 34 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Brittnee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,326 people with the name Brittnee, or 0.77 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,777 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Brittnee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Brittnee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Brittnee appears almost entirely female. Of the 2,332 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Brittnee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Brittnee is White at 66.6%. The next largest groups are Black (18.4%) and Hispanic (8.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Brittnee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Brittnee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 66.6% (1,550 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Brittnee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Brittnee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Brittnee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Brittnee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Brittnee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Brittnee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Brittnee?
You can see how many people share the name Brittnee on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.