How Many People Are Named Britten?
An estimated 855 people in the United States have the first name Britten. It is used for both genders, with 59.9% male. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Britten peaked in popularity in 2001 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Britten 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 Britten paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
855
About 1 in 400,882 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
59.9% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2001
32 births
Total Registered
883
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Britten
Britten is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (59.9%) and females (40.1%). Out of 883 total births registered, 529 were male and 354 were female.
Britten as a male name
Ranked #7,683 in 2021
10 male births in 2021
Peak: 2001 (25 births)
Britten as a female name
Ranked #15,532 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1982 (14 births)
Britten: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Britten span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 214 babies were registered. Britten has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Britten by Decade
How has Britten 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.
Britten + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Britten as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Britten: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Britten?
We estimate approximately 855 people named Britten 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 400,882 Americans share this first name.
Is Britten a common name?
Britten is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 883 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Britten most popular?
Britten reached peak popularity in 2001, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Britten is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Britten a male name?
Britten is predominantly male. 59.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Britten Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Britten Smith, Britten Johnson, Britten 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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