How Many People Are Named British?
An estimated 316 people in the United States have the first name British. It is predominantly female (90.5%). The average bearer is 23 years old, and British peaked in popularity in 1989 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of British 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 British paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
316
About 1 in 1,084,666 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
90.5% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1989
21 births
Total Registered
325
since 1880
Gender Distribution for British
British is predominantly female (90.5%), though 31 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
British as a male name
Ranked #12,304 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 1989 (6 births)
British as a female name
Ranked #13,729 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (21 births)
British: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for British span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 108 babies were registered. While British is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
British by Decade
How has British 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.
British by State
British + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with British as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to British
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
British: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named British?
We estimate approximately 316 people named British 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 1,084,666 Americans share this first name.
Is British a common name?
British is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 325 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was British most popular?
British reached peak popularity in 1989, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named British is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is British a female name?
British is predominantly female. 90.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many British Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: British Smith, British Johnson, British 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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