How Many People Are Named Britain?
An estimated 1,486 people in the United States have the first name Britain. It is used for both genders, with 53.5% male. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Britain peaked in popularity in 2014 with 70 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Britain 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 Britain paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Britain is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,486
About 1 in 230,656 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
53.5% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2014
70 births
Total Registered
1,515
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Britain
Britain is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (53.5%) and females (46.5%). Out of 1,515 total births registered, 810 were male and 705 were female.
Britain as a male name
Ranked #9,084 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (39 births)
Britain as a female name
Ranked #11,256 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (38 births)
Britain: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Britain span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 559 babies were registered. Britain has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Britain by Decade
How has Britain 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.
Britain by State
Birth registrations for Britain span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, California. The lowest are in South Carolina, Ohio, Michigan. On average, about 11 Britains were registered per state.
Britain + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Britain as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Britain
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Britain: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Britain?
We estimate approximately 1,486 people named Britain 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 230,656 Americans share this first name.
Is Britain a common name?
Britain is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,515 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Britain most popular?
Britain reached peak popularity in 2014, when 70 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Britain is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Britain a male name?
Britain is predominantly male. 53.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Britain Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Britain Smith, Britain Johnson, Britain 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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