How Many People Are Named Britney?
An estimated 34,355 people in the United States have the first name Britney. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Britney peaked in popularity in 1989 with 2,518 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Britney 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 Britney paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Britney is overwhelmingly female, 83 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
34,355
About 1 in 9,977 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1989
2,518 births
Total Registered
35,532
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Britney
Britney is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 35,532 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Britney as a male name
Ranked #10,784 in 2001
5 male births in 2001
Peak: 1989 (24 births)
Britney as a female name
Ranked #1,333 in 2024
171 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (2,494 births)
Britney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Britney span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 12,073 babies were registered. Britney has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Britney by Decade
How has Britney 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.
Britney by State
Birth registrations for Britney span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Alaska, Vermont, North Dakota. On average, about 658 Britneys were registered per state.
Britney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Britney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Britney
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Britney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Britney?
We estimate approximately 34,355 people named Britney 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 9,977 Americans share this first name.
Is Britney a common name?
Britney is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 35,532 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Britney most popular?
Britney reached peak popularity in 1989, when 2,518 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Britney is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Britney a female name?
Britney is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Britney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Britney Smith, Britney Johnson, Britney 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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