Brittanie
A feminine name derived from the name of Brittany, an area in France.
Name Census estimates that about 4,546 living Americans carry the first name Brittanie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Brittanie today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Brittanie births was 1990 (429 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Brittanie. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Brittanie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
4.5K
~ 1 in 75,397 Americans
Peak year
1990
429 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
2019 SSA rank
#15,962
Tracked since 1973
Census
Brittanie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,844 people with the first name Brittanie, which placed it at #4,726 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
#4,726
National first-name rank
People counted
3.8K
3,844 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
68.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Brittanie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Brittanie is White at 68.7%. The next largest groups are Black (15.5%) and Hispanic (8.8%). 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 Brittanie 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 Brittanie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White68.7% · 2,639
- Black or African American15.5% · 595
- Hispanic or Latino8.8% · 339
- Two or more races5.3% · 202
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 41
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 28
Popularity
Brittanie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Brittanie 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 2,625 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
Brittanie 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 Brittanie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Brittanies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 39 states and territories. California, Texas, Ohio recorded the most babies named Brittanie, while West Virginia, New Mexico, New Hampshire recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 86 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Brittanie
The name Brittanie originates from the ancient Britons, a Celtic people who inhabited what is now known as Great Britain during the Iron Age and Roman era. The name is derived from the word "Brython," which means "Briton" or "British" in the Brythonic Celtic languages.
In its earliest form, the name was likely spelled as "Bryten" or "Briten," reflecting the pronunciation used by the ancient Britons. As the name spread and evolved, it took on various spellings, including "Briton," "Britoun," and eventually "Brittanie."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Brittanie can be found in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a collection of annals describing the history of the Anglo-Saxons in Britain. The chronicle mentions a figure named "Brittric" who lived in the 6th century and is believed to be a Briton chieftain or ruler.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Brittanie. One of the most famous was Saint Brittanie (c. 480 - c. 570), a Welsh princess and Christian missionary who is credited with founding several churches and monasteries in Wales and Brittany, France. Her feast day is celebrated on April 28th.
Another prominent figure was Brittanie of Dol (c. 500 - c. 570), a Breton monk and abbot who founded the Abbey of Dol in Brittany, France. He played a significant role in the spread of Christianity in the region and is regarded as a patron saint of Brittany.
In the 11th century, Brittanie of Thouars (c. 1024 - 1109) was a powerful noblewoman and viscountess of Thouars in western France. She is known for her involvement in the political affairs of the time and her support for the Norman conquest of England.
During the 12th century, Brittanie of Vermandois (c. 1095 - 1183) was a French noblewoman and the countess of Vermandois. She played a crucial role in the Second Crusade and was known for her courage and leadership on the battlefield.
In more recent times, Brittanie Farrande (1584 - 1639) was an English explorer and navigator who is credited with being one of the first Europeans to map the coastline of New England and Nova Scotia in the early 17th century.
People
Brittanie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Brittanie 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
Brittanie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brittanie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,546 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Brittanie 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 75,397 US residents.
Is Brittanie a common name?
We classify Brittanie as "Rare". It ranks above 96.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,738 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Brittanie most popular?
The single biggest year for Brittanie was 1990, when 429 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Brittanie 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 Brittanie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,844 people with the name Brittanie, or 1.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,726 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 Brittanie 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 Brittanie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Brittanie appears almost entirely female. Of the 3,846 people counted with this name, 99.8% 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 Brittanie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Brittanie is White at 68.7%. The next largest groups are Black (15.5%) and Hispanic (8.8%). 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 Brittanie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Brittanie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 68.7% (2,639 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 Brittanie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Brittanie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Brittanie 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 Brittanie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Brittanie 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 Brittanie 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 have the name Brittanie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.