Brittiany
A feminine given name of English origin referring to the ancient region of Brittany.
Name Census estimates that about 704 living Americans carry the first name Brittiany. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Brittiany today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Brittiany births was 1990 (88 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Brittiany. 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
704
~ 1 in 486,867 Americans
Peak year
1990
88 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
1999 SSA rank
#8,895
Tracked since 1980
Popularity
Brittiany: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Brittiany 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 398 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
Brittiany 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 Brittiany during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Brittianys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 12 states and territories. Texas, California, North Carolina recorded the most babies named Brittiany, while Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 14 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Brittiany
The name Brittiany is derived from the ancient Brittonic Celtic language, which was spoken in parts of Great Britain and continental Europe during the Iron Age and Roman period. It is believed to have originated as a place name referring to the island of Great Britain or the region of Brittany in northwestern France.
The name Brittiany can be traced back to the Latin word "Britannia," which was used by the Romans to refer to the island of Great Britain. The word "Britannia" itself is thought to have come from the Brittonic term "Pritani" or "Pretani," which may have meant "the painted ones" or "the tattooed people," referring to the Celtic inhabitants' practice of body painting or tattooing.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Brittiany appears in the writings of the ancient Greek explorer Pytheas, who visited the British Isles around 325 BCE. He referred to the island as "Prettanike," which is believed to be a Greek adaptation of the native Brittonic term.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Brittiany. One of the earliest was Brittiany, a 6th-century British princess and daughter of King Garaidh of Dál Riata, a Gaelic kingdom in western Scotland. Another early bearer of the name was Brittiany, a 9th-century Welsh princess and daughter of King Rhodri the Great of Gwynedd.
In the 12th century, Brittiany of Blois (1092-1137) was a French noblewoman and Countess of Leicester. She played a significant role in the English succession crisis of 1135-1154, supporting the claim of her son-in-law, Geoffrey Plantagenet, to the English throne.
During the Renaissance, Brittiany Spenser (1532-1599) was an English poet and playwright, best known for her pastoral poetry and her contributions to the development of the Spenserian sonnet form.
In more recent times, Brittiany Austen (1775-1817) was an English novelist and one of the most celebrated authors of the 19th century, renowned for her novels such as "Pride and Prejudice," "Sense and Sensibility," and "Emma."
People
Brittiany + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Brittiany 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
Brittiany: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brittiany?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 704 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Brittiany 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 486,867 US residents.
Is Brittiany a common name?
We classify Brittiany as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 737 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Brittiany most popular?
The single biggest year for Brittiany was 1990, when 88 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Brittiany is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Brittiany a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Brittiany 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.
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.