How Many People Are Named Brittain?
An estimated 686 people in the United States have the first name Brittain. It is used for both genders, with 55.4% male. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Brittain peaked in popularity in 1991 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brittain 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 Brittain paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
686
About 1 in 499,642 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
55.4% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1991
28 births
Total Registered
706
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brittain
Brittain is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (55.4%) and females (44.6%). Out of 706 total births registered, 391 were male and 315 were female.
Brittain as a male name
Ranked #10,992 in 2021
6 male births in 2021
Peak: 1990 (18 births)
Brittain as a female name
Ranked #13,899 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 1981 (17 births)
Brittain: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brittain span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 191 babies were registered. Brittain has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brittain by Decade
How has Brittain 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.
Brittain + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brittain as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brittain
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brittain: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brittain?
We estimate approximately 686 people named Brittain 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 499,642 Americans share this first name.
Is Brittain a common name?
Brittain is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 706 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brittain most popular?
Brittain reached peak popularity in 1991, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brittain is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brittain a male name?
Brittain is predominantly male. 55.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brittain Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brittain Smith, Brittain Johnson, Brittain 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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