Brittyn
A feminine name of English origin meaning "a resident of Britain".
Name Census estimates that about 515 living Americans carry the first name Brittyn. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Brittyn today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Brittyn births was 2012 (39 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Brittyn. 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
515
~ 1 in 665,542 Americans
Peak year
2012
39 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,640
Tracked since 1992
Popularity
Brittyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Brittyn from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 271 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Brittyn 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 Brittyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Brittyns live
Origin
Meaning and history of Brittyn
The name Brittyn is a relatively modern invention, having no known origins in any ancient languages or cultures. It appears to be a creative spelling variation of the name Britton, itself derived from the Old English word "Briton" meaning "a Briton, an inhabitant of Britain."
While the name Britton has been recorded in historical records dating back to the 12th century, the earliest known use of the spelling Brittyn is much more recent. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name is Brittyn Aune, a Norwegian-American soccer player born in 1996.
Another notable bearer of the name is Brittyn Curry, an American basketball player who played for the University of Louisville from 2015 to 2019. She was born in 1997 and is the daughter of former NBA player Dell Curry and the sister of NBA superstar Stephen Curry.
In the field of entertainment, Brittyn Biersbach is an American actress and singer known for her roles in television shows and films such as "The Thundermans" and "The Sleepover." She was born in 2001.
Brittyn Kabrun is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the heptathlon. She competed for the University of Texas and was born in 1997.
Lastly, Brittyn Reinbolt is an American professional golfer who has competed on the Symetra Tour and the Ladies European Tour. She was born in 1992.
While the name Brittyn is a relatively modern creation, it has gained some popularity in recent years, particularly in the United States. However, due to its novelty, it lacks the rich historical and cultural origins that many traditional names possess.
People
Brittyn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Brittyn 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
Brittyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brittyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 515 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Brittyn 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 665,542 US residents.
Is Brittyn a common name?
We classify Brittyn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 521 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Brittyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Brittyn was 2012, when 39 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Brittyn is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Brittyn a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Brittyn 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.