How Many People Are Named Briton?
An estimated 530 people in the United States have the first name Briton. It is predominantly male (99.1%). The average bearer is 31 years old, and Briton peaked in popularity in 1991 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Briton 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 Briton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
530
About 1 in 646,706 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.1% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1991
27 births
Total Registered
549
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Briton
Briton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 549 total births registered, 99.1% were male.
Briton as a male name
Ranked #12,424 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1991 (27 births)
Briton as a female name
Ranked #13,245 in 1990
5 female births in 1990
Peak: 1990 (5 births)
Briton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Briton span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 145 babies were registered. Briton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Briton by Decade
How has Briton 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.
Briton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Briton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Briton
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Briton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Briton?
We estimate approximately 530 people named Briton 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 646,706 Americans share this first name.
Is Briton a common name?
Briton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 549 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Briton most popular?
Briton reached peak popularity in 1991, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Briton is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Briton a male name?
Briton is predominantly male. 99.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Briton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Briton Smith, Briton Johnson, Briton 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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