How Many People Are Named Britta?
An estimated 3,403 people in the United States have the first name Britta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Britta peaked in popularity in 1986 with 191 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Britta 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 Britta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,403
About 1 in 100,721 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1986
191 births
Total Registered
3,668
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Britta
Britta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,668 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Britta as a female name
Ranked #5,809 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 1986 (191 births)
Britta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Britta span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,014 babies were registered. Britta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Britta by Decade
How has Britta 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.
Britta by State
Birth registrations for Britta span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Virginia, North Carolina, Arizona. On average, about 54 Brittas were registered per state.
Britta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Britta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Britta
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Britta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Britta?
We estimate approximately 3,403 people named Britta 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 100,721 Americans share this first name.
Is Britta a common name?
Britta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,668 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Britta most popular?
Britta reached peak popularity in 1986, when 191 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Britta is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Britta a female name?
Britta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Britta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Britta Smith, Britta Johnson, Britta 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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