Britteney
A feminine name of English origin, from the region of Brittany.
Name Census estimates that about 78 living Americans carry the first name Britteney. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Britteney today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Britteney births was 1988 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Britteney. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Britteney. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
78
~ 1 in 4,394,286 Americans
Peak year
1988
14 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
1999 SSA rank
#11,569
Tracked since 1985
Census
Britteney in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 110 people with the first name Britteney, which placed it at #51,979 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
#51,979
National first-name rank
People counted
110
110 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
45.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Britteney
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Britteney is White at 45.5%. The next largest groups are Black (35.5%) and Two or More Races (9.1%). 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 Britteney 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 Britteney at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White45.5% · 50
- Black or African American35.5% · 39
- Two or more races9.1% · 10
- Hispanic or Latino7.3% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.7% · 3
Popularity
Britteney: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Britteney 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 50 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Britteney remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Britteney 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 Britteney 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 Britteney
The name Britteney is a modern English variant of the ancient Germanic name Brunhild, which was composed of the elements "brun" meaning "armor" or "protection" and "hildr" meaning "battle" or "combat." The name Brunhild can be traced back to the 6th century, when it was borne by a Visigothic princess who married the Frankish king Sigebert I.
In the medieval period, the name evolved into various forms such as Brunehild, Brunhilda, and Brunilda. These names were popular among the royal families of France, Germany, and Spain during the Middle Ages. One notable figure was Brunhilda of Austrasia (545-613), a Visigothic princess who became queen of the Frankish kingdom and played a significant role in the political affairs of her time.
The modern English spelling of Britteney emerged in the 20th century, likely influenced by the French name Brittany, which was derived from the Celtic tribe known as the Britons. While the name Britteney does not have a direct historical connection to the region of Brittany, the similar spelling may have contributed to its popularity.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Britteney can be found in the birth records of England in the late 20th century. However, it did not gain widespread popularity until the 1980s and 1990s. Some notable individuals with the name Britteney include Britteney Black Ross (born 1974), an American singer and songwriter; Britteney Kapri (born 1991), an American track and field athlete; and Britteney Renner (born 1998), an American soccer player.
Throughout history, the name has been borne by several notable figures, including Brunhilda of Austrasia (545-613), a Visigothic princess and Frankish queen; Brunhilda of Saxony (c. 950-1009), a German noblewoman and abbess; Brunhilda of Burgundy (c. 995-1063), a French noblewoman and regent; Brunhilda of Nuremberg (c. 1125-1195), a German noblewoman and crusader; and Brunhilda of Braganza (1515-1558), a Portuguese noblewoman and lady-in-waiting.
People
Britteney + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Britteney 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
Britteney: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Britteney?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 78 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Britteney 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 4,394,286 US residents.
Is Britteney a common name?
We classify Britteney as "Very Rare". It ranks above 60.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 82 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Britteney most popular?
The single biggest year for Britteney was 1988, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Britteney is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Britteney in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 110 people with the name Britteney, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #51,979 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 Britteney 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 Britteney?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Britteney appears almost entirely female. Of the 102 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 Britteney?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Britteney is White at 45.5%. The next largest groups are Black (35.5%) and Two or More Races (9.1%). 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 Britteney most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Britteney in the 2020 Census, accounting for 45.5% (50 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 Britteney in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Britteney a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Britteney 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 Britteney still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Britteney 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 Britteney 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 Britteney?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.