Brittanya
Feminine form of the Latin name "Britannia", meaning "from Britain".
Name Census estimates that about 124 living Americans carry the first name Brittanya. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Brittanya today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Brittanya births was 2009 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Brittanya. 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
124
~ 1 in 2,764,148 Americans
Peak year
2009
26 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2017 SSA rank
#16,313
Tracked since 1980
Census
Brittanya in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 137 people with the first name Brittanya, which placed it at #47,543 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
#47,543
National first-name rank
People counted
137
137 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
34.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Brittanya
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Brittanya is Hispanic at 34.3%. The next largest groups are White (32.8%) and Black (25.5%). 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 Brittanya 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 Brittanya at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino34.3% · 47
- White32.8% · 45
- Black or African American25.5% · 35
- Two or more races3.6% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.9% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1
Popularity
Brittanya: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Brittanya from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 52 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
Brittanya 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 Brittanya during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Brittanyas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Brittanya
The name Brittanya has its origins in the ancient Celtic language of Brittonic, spoken by the Continental Celtic tribes of Britain and parts of modern-day France. It is derived from the Brittonic word "Briton," which means "a member of the Celtic people inhabiting Britain." The name is closely associated with the historical region of Brittany in northwestern France, where the Brittonic language survived after the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Brittanya can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landowners and their holdings in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The name appears as "Britannia," referring to a person of British descent or origin.
In the 12th century, the name Brittanya gained popularity among the Norman nobility in England, particularly after the marriage of Henry II to Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1154. Eleanor was known for her appreciation of Celtic culture and is believed to have popularized the use of Brittonic names among the English aristocracy.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Brittanya, including:
1. Brittanya de Rievaulx (c. 1130-1195), an English noblewoman and abbess of the Cistercian abbey of Rievaulx in Yorkshire.
2. Brittanya de Montfort (c. 1185-1244), a French noblewoman and wife of Simon de Montfort, a prominent leader in the Barons' Revolt against King John of England.
3. Brittanya of Dreux (c. 1240-1310), a French princess and Countess of Richmond, known for her patronage of the arts and literature.
4. Brittanya Plantagenet (c. 1355-1419), an English noblewoman and daughter of Edward III, who served as a nun at the Barking Abbey.
5. Brittanya de Valois (c. 1390-1472), a French princess and Duchess of Brittany, whose marriage to Alain de Richemont helped secure the independence of the Duchy of Brittany.
While the name Brittanya has its roots in the ancient Celtic culture of Britain, it has continued to be used throughout history, often associated with nobility, royalty, and strong female figures who played significant roles in shaping the cultural and political landscape of their respective eras.
People
Brittanya + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Brittanya 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
Brittanya: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brittanya?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 124 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Brittanya 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 2,764,148 US residents.
Is Brittanya a common name?
We classify Brittanya as "Very Rare". It ranks above 67.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 128 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Brittanya most popular?
The single biggest year for Brittanya was 2009, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Brittanya is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Brittanya in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 137 people with the name Brittanya, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #47,543 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 Brittanya 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 Brittanya?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Brittanya leans strongly female. 135 people counted with this name were female (98.5%), compared with 2 male bearers (1.5%). 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 Brittanya?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Brittanya is Hispanic at 34.3%. The next largest groups are White (32.8%) and Black (25.5%). 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 Brittanya most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Brittanya in the 2020 Census, accounting for 34.3% (47 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 Brittanya in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Brittanya a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Brittanya 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 Brittanya still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Brittanya 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 Brittanya 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 called Brittanya?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.