How Many People Are Named Brita?
An estimated 967 people in the United States have the first name Brita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Brita peaked in popularity in 1981 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brita 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 Brita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
967
About 1 in 354,451 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1981
41 births
Total Registered
1,097
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brita
Brita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,097 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Brita as a female name
Ranked #15,672 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1981 (41 births)
Brita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brita span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 262 babies were registered. Brita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brita by Decade
How has Brita 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.
Brita by State
Birth registrations for Brita span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, California, Washington. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Washington. On average, about 25 Britas were registered per state.
Brita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brita
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brita?
We estimate approximately 967 people named Brita 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 354,451 Americans share this first name.
Is Brita a common name?
Brita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,097 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brita most popular?
Brita reached peak popularity in 1981, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brita is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brita a female name?
Brita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brita Smith, Brita Johnson, Brita 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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