Bryttany
Of Celtic origin, meaning "Brittany", referring to the region in France.
Name Census estimates that about 227 living Americans carry the first name Bryttany. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Bryttany today is around 32 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Bryttany births was 1994 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Bryttany. 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
227
~ 1 in 1,509,931 Americans
Peak year
1994
21 babies that year
Average age
32
years old
2005 SSA rank
#16,947
Tracked since 1985
Popularity
Bryttany: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Bryttany from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 153 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bryttany 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 Bryttany 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 Bryttany
The name Bryttany is an English variant of the French name Brittany, which ultimately derives from the Breton people and culture of northwestern France. The Bretons were Celtic Britons who migrated from Britain to the region of Brittany in the 5th and 6th centuries AD, fleeing the Anglo-Saxon invasions of Britain.
The name Brittany likely comes from the Old Breton words "brizho" meaning "landmass" and "tan" meaning "field" or "territory." It originally referred to the geographic region of Brittany but later became a given name.
The earliest recorded use of Brittany as a given name dates back to the 12th century. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Bryttany de Loges, a 12th-century Norman noblewoman who was the wife of William de Braose, a powerful Marcher Lord in Wales.
Another historical figure with the name Bryttany was Bryttany de Ferrers, a 13th-century English noblewoman who was the daughter of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby. She lived from around 1228 to 1279.
In the 14th century, there was Bryttany of Burgundy, who was a member of the House of Burgundy and lived from around 1311 to 1363. She was the daughter of Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy, and wife of Philip VI of Valois, King of France.
In the 15th century, Bryttany de Montfort was a French noblewoman and the daughter of John IV, Duke of Brittany. She lived from 1428 to 1477 and was known for her involvement in the Breton War of Succession.
Another notable bearer of the name was Bryttany de Valois, a 16th-century French princess who lived from 1508 to 1545. She was the daughter of King Louis XII of France and his second wife, Anne of Brittany.
The name Bryttany, with its variant spellings, has a rich historical legacy spanning centuries and has been borne by many notable figures, particularly among the nobility and royalty of England, France, and Brittany.
People
Bryttany + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Bryttany 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
Bryttany: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bryttany?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 227 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Bryttany 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 1,509,931 US residents.
Is Bryttany a common name?
We classify Bryttany as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 235 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Bryttany most popular?
The single biggest year for Bryttany was 1994, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Bryttany is about 32 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Bryttany a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Bryttany 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.