Britlyn
A feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly a variant of Britney.
Name Census estimates that about 134 living Americans carry the first name Britlyn. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Britlyn today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Britlyn births was 2006 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Britlyn. 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
134
~ 1 in 2,557,868 Americans
Peak year
2006
11 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2018 SSA rank
#14,096
Tracked since 1984
Census
Britlyn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 168 people with the first name Britlyn, which placed it at #42,627 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
#42,627
National first-name rank
People counted
168
168 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
84.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Britlyn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Britlyn is White at 84.5%. The next largest groups are Black (6.0%) and Hispanic (4.8%). 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 Britlyn 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 Britlyn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White84.5% · 142
- Black or African American6.0% · 10
- Hispanic or Latino4.8% · 8
- Two or more races4.2% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1
Popularity
Britlyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Britlyn from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 53 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Britlyn remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Britlyn 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 Britlyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Britlyns live
Origin
Meaning and history of Britlyn
The name Britlyn is a relatively modern invention, combining elements from different languages and cultures. It appears to be a portmanteau of the English name Britney and the Welsh name Dylan.
The first part, "Brit", is likely derived from the ancient Celtic term "Brittonic", which referred to the Celtic inhabitants of the British Isles. This term gave rise to names like Briton, Britannia, and eventually Britain itself. The suffix "-ney" in Britney has roots in the Old English word "ey", meaning "island".
The second part, "lyn", comes from the Welsh name Dylan, which means "great sea" or "great tide". Dylan has its origins in the Welsh word "llyn", meaning "lake" or "pool". This name has been popular in Wales for centuries and has ties to Welsh mythology and literature.
While there are no known historical references to the specific name Britlyn, its components have a rich linguistic and cultural heritage. The earliest recorded instances of this name seem to date back to the late 20th century, likely influenced by the popularity of names like Britney Spears and Dylan Thomas.
Notably, Britlyn was the name of a minor character in the 2001 TV series "Boston Public". In more recent times, it has been adopted by a handful of individuals, though its usage remains relatively rare.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Britlyn is Britlyn Jasmine Reynoso, born in 1994 in the United States. Another is Britlyn Elise Trahan, born in 2004, also from the United States.
Beyond these examples, there are few notable historical figures with the exact name Britlyn. However, its components, Britney and Dylan, have been borne by several influential individuals throughout history, such as Britney Spears, the American pop singer, and Dylan Thomas, the renowned Welsh poet.
People
Britlyn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Britlyn 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
Britlyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Britlyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 134 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Britlyn 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 2,557,868 US residents.
Is Britlyn a common name?
We classify Britlyn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 68.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 137 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Britlyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Britlyn was 2006, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Britlyn is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Britlyn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 168 people with the name Britlyn, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #42,627 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 Britlyn 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 Britlyn?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Britlyn appears almost entirely female. Of the 171 people counted with this name, 99.4% 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 Britlyn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Britlyn is White at 84.5%. The next largest groups are Black (6.0%) and Hispanic (4.8%). 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 Britlyn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Britlyn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.5% (142 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 Britlyn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Britlyn a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Britlyn 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 Britlyn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Britlyn 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 Britlyn 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 common is the name Britlyn?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.