Brittanni
A feminine name of Celtic origin meaning "one from Great Britain".
Name Census estimates that about 143 living Americans carry the first name Brittanni. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Brittanni today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Brittanni births was 1989 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Brittanni. 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
143
~ 1 in 2,396,883 Americans
Peak year
1989
27 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
1999 SSA rank
#14,761
Tracked since 1982
Census
Brittanni in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 161 people with the first name Brittanni, which placed it at #43,643 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
#43,643
National first-name rank
People counted
161
161 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
57.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Brittanni
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Brittanni is White at 57.8%. The next largest groups are Black (24.2%) and Two or More Races (8.7%). 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 Brittanni 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 Brittanni at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White57.8% · 93
- Black or African American24.2% · 39
- Two or more races8.7% · 14
- Hispanic or Latino6.8% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 2
Popularity
Brittanni: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Brittanni from the 1980s through to the 1990s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 80 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Brittanni 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 Brittanni during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Brittanni
The name Brittanni is derived from the Latin word "Brittannia," which was the ancient Roman name for the landmass that is now known as Great Britain. The name likely originated around the 1st century AD when the Romans invaded and conquered the region. It was used to refer to the island and its inhabitants, who were known as the Britons or Brittanni.
In ancient times, the name Brittanni was associated with the indigenous Celtic tribes that inhabited the British Isles. These tribes, such as the Iceni and the Trinovantes, fiercely resisted the Roman conquest, and their struggles were recorded by Roman historians like Tacitus and Cassius Dio.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Brittanni can be found in the Res Gestae Divi Augusti, a monumental inscription commissioned by the Roman Emperor Augustus, which details his military conquests and achievements. In this text, Augustus boasts of having received embassies from the Brittanni, suggesting that the name was well-known in ancient Rome.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Brittanni. One of the most famous was Boudicca, the legendary queen of the Iceni tribe, who led a revolt against the Roman occupation of Britain in 60-61 AD. Although she was ultimately defeated, Boudicca's defiance against the Roman Empire has made her an iconic figure in British history.
Another notable figure was Carausius, a Roman military commander who declared himself the emperor of Britain and northern Gaul in 286 AD. He established a breakaway empire known as the Britannic Empire, which lasted until his assassination in 293 AD.
In the medieval period, the name Brittanni was sometimes used as a variant spelling of the name Briton or Breton, referring to the inhabitants of Brittany, a region in modern-day France that was once part of the ancient Celtic kingdom of Brittania.
During the Renaissance, the name Brittanni gained popularity among scholars and writers who were fascinated by the classical world. One such individual was the English humanist and scholar William Camden (1551-1623), who wrote extensively about the ancient history of Britain and its inhabitants, the Brittanni.
Another notable figure was the Italian explorer and writer Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485-1528), who is credited with being the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America and encounter the indigenous peoples there, whom he referred to as the "Brittanni of the New World."
Overall, the name Brittanni has a rich and diverse history, rooted in the ancient world and spanning centuries of cultural exchange and exploration. While it may have evolved and taken on new meanings over time, it remains a powerful reminder of the enduring legacy of the ancient Britons and their impact on the world.
People
Brittanni + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Brittanni 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
Brittanni: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brittanni?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 143 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Brittanni 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 2,396,883 US residents.
Is Brittanni a common name?
We classify Brittanni as "Very Rare". It ranks above 69.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 150 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Brittanni most popular?
The single biggest year for Brittanni was 1989, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Brittanni is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Brittanni in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 161 people with the name Brittanni, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #43,643 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 Brittanni 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 Brittanni?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Brittanni leans strongly female. 161 people counted with this name were female (98.2%), compared with 3 male bearers (1.8%). 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 Brittanni?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Brittanni is White at 57.8%. The next largest groups are Black (24.2%) and Two or More Races (8.7%). 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 Brittanni most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Brittanni in the 2020 Census, accounting for 57.8% (93 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 Brittanni in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Brittanni a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Brittanni 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 Brittanni still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Brittanni 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 Brittanni 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 Brittanni?
Find out how many people have the name Brittanni on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.