How Many People Are Named Brittan?
An estimated 1,318 people in the United States have the first name Brittan. It is used for both genders, with 64.7% female. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Brittan peaked in popularity in 1986 with 58 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brittan 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 Brittan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Brittan is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,318
About 1 in 260,056 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
64.7% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1986
58 births
Total Registered
1,358
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brittan
Brittan is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (35.3%) and females (64.7%). Out of 1,358 total births registered, 480 were male and 878 were female.
Brittan as a male name
Ranked #11,020 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 1986 (22 births)
Brittan as a female name
Ranked #11,349 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 1986 (36 births)
Brittan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brittan span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 403 babies were registered. Brittan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brittan by Decade
How has Brittan 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.
Brittan by State
Birth registrations for Brittan span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Florida, Texas, California. On average, about 26 Brittans were registered per state.
Brittan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brittan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brittan
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brittan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brittan?
We estimate approximately 1,318 people named Brittan 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 260,056 Americans share this first name.
Is Brittan a common name?
Brittan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,358 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brittan most popular?
Brittan reached peak popularity in 1986, when 58 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brittan is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brittan a female name?
Brittan is predominantly female. 64.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brittan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brittan Smith, Brittan Johnson, Brittan 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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