Brittony
A feminine given name derived from the region of Brittany in France.
Name Census estimates that about 203 living Americans carry the first name Brittony. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Brittony today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Brittony births was 1988 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Brittony. 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
203
~ 1 in 1,688,445 Americans
Peak year
1988
26 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
1999 SSA rank
#12,936
Tracked since 1981
Popularity
Brittony: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Brittony 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 132 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Brittony remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Brittony 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 Brittony 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 Brittony
The name Brittony is a variant spelling of the name Brittany, which originated as a regional name derived from the Breton cultural region of northwestern France. The name has its roots in the Brythonic Celtic language spoken in what is now Brittany and parts of the British Isles during the Iron Age and Roman period.
The name is believed to stem from the Proto-Celtic word "Britu" or "Brittus," meaning "painted" or "tattooed," referring to the ancient Celtic tradition of body painting or tattooing. It is also thought to be related to the Old Welsh word "Prydain," meaning "the land of the Picts," which was used to refer to the island of Great Britain.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Brittony can be found in the 9th century, when it was used to refer to the Duchy of Brittany, a semi-independent sovereign state in northwestern France. The name was also mentioned in the 12th century work "Historia Regum Britanniae" by Geoffrey of Monmouth, which chronicled the supposed history of the ancient Britons.
Over the centuries, several notable historical figures have borne the name Brittony or its variants. One of the earliest was Brittany (c. 585-628), a Frankish princess who founded the Abbey of Maubeuge and was later venerated as a saint. Another was Brittany of Navarre (c. 1285-1349), a French noblewoman who served as the Countess of Champagne and Queen of Navarre.
In the 15th century, Brittany of Blois-Châtillon (c. 1395-1475) was a prominent French noblewoman who served as the Duchess of Brittany and played a significant role in the Hundred Years' War. In the 17th century, Brittany Howard (1688-1734) was an English poet and playwright known for her work "The British Recluse."
More recently, Brittany Daniel (born 1976) is an American actress best known for her roles in television series such as "Sweet Valley High" and "The Game." Brittany Murphy (1977-2009) was an acclaimed American actress who starred in films like "Clueless" and "Girl, Interrupted" before her untimely death.
People
Brittony + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Brittony 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
Brittony: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brittony?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 203 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Brittony 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 1,688,445 US residents.
Is Brittony a common name?
We classify Brittony as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 213 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Brittony most popular?
The single biggest year for Brittony was 1988, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Brittony is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Brittony a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Brittony 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.