How Many People Are Named Brit?
An estimated 703 people in the United States have the first name Brit. It is used for both genders, with 81.0% male. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Brit peaked in popularity in 1989 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brit as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Brit paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
703
About 1 in 487,560 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
81.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1989
24 births
Total Registered
775
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brit
Brit is predominantly male (81.0%), though 147 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Brit as a male name
Ranked #12,303 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 1970 (19 births)
Brit as a female name
Ranked #14,901 in 2014
6 female births in 2014
Peak: 1982 (9 births)
Brit: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brit span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 170 babies were registered. Brit has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brit by Decade
How has Brit tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Brit by State
Brit + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brit as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brit
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brit: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brit?
We estimate approximately 703 people named Brit are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 487,560 Americans share this first name.
Is Brit a common name?
Brit is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 775 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brit most popular?
Brit reached peak popularity in 1989, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brit is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brit a male name?
Brit is predominantly male. 81.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brit Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brit Smith, Brit Johnson, Brit Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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