Brittny
A feminine name of English origin meaning "great or wide meadow".
Name Census estimates that about 3,431 living Americans carry the first name Brittny. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Brittny today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Brittny births was 1990 (388 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Brittny. 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
3.4K
~ 1 in 99,899 Americans
Peak year
1990
388 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
2015 SSA rank
#14,830
Tracked since 1972
Census
Brittny in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,259 people with the first name Brittny, which placed it at #5,313 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
#5,313
National first-name rank
People counted
3.3K
3,259 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
58.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Brittny
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Brittny is White at 58.6%. The next largest groups are Black (20.3%) and Hispanic (14.1%). 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 Brittny 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 Brittny at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White58.6% · 1,909
- Black or African American20.3% · 663
- Hispanic or Latino14.1% · 459
- Two or more races4.8% · 158
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 43
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 27
Popularity
Brittny: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Brittny 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 1,672 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
Brittny 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 Brittny during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Brittnys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 37 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Brittny, while South Dakota, Nevada, Hawaii recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 61 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Brittny
The name Brittny is a modern variation of the name Brittany, which originates from the Breton people, a Celtic ethnic group that settled in the northwestern region of modern-day France known as Brittany. The name is derived from the Old Breton word "Brity," meaning "from Britain" or "from Britons."
The earliest recorded use of the name Brittany can be traced back to the Middle Ages, when it was used to refer to the Breton people and their territory. The region of Brittany was once an independent duchy, and the Breton language, a Celtic language closely related to Cornish and Welsh, was widely spoken in the area.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Brittany was Brittany of Navarre, a 14th-century noblewoman who served as the Duchess of Brittany from 1364 to 1399. Another notable figure was Brittany, Countess of Richmond (1268-1339), who was a member of the English royal family and played a significant role in the Wars of Scottish Independence.
In literature, the name Brittany appears in the medieval romance "The Romance of Tristram and Ysonde," which tells the story of the tragic love between Tristram, a knight of Cornwall, and Ysonde, the beautiful princess of Ireland. The story is set in the region of Brittany, and the name is used to refer to both the location and the characters associated with it.
Another historical figure with the name Brittany was Brittany de Blois (1092-1137), a French noblewoman who was the daughter of Stephen, Count of Blois, and Adela of Normandy. She married Robert, Earl of Gloucester, a prominent figure during the Anarchy period in England.
The name Brittny, with the alternate spelling, is a more recent variation that emerged in the 20th century. One notable figure with this spelling was Brittny Gastineau, an American socialite and reality television personality born in 1983.
While the name Brittany and its variations have their origins in the medieval Breton culture, the name has gained popularity across various cultures and regions, transcending its historical and geographical roots.
People
Brittny + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Brittny 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
Brittny: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brittny?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,431 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Brittny 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 99,899 US residents.
Is Brittny a common name?
We classify Brittny as "Rare". It ranks above 95.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,585 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Brittny most popular?
The single biggest year for Brittny was 1990, when 388 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Brittny is about 35 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Brittny in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,259 people with the name Brittny, or 1.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,313 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 Brittny 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 Brittny?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Brittny appears almost entirely female. Of the 3,256 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 Brittny?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Brittny is White at 58.6%. The next largest groups are Black (20.3%) and Hispanic (14.1%). 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 Brittny most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Brittny in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.6% (1,909 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 Brittny in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Brittny a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Brittny 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 Brittny still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Brittny 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 Brittny 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 people are named Brittny?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.