How Many People Are Named Brittney?
An estimated 79,161 people in the United States have the first name Brittney. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Brittney peaked in popularity in 1989 with 7,883 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brittney 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 Brittney paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Brittney is overwhelmingly female, 265 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Brittney has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
79,161
About 1 in 4,330 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1989
7,883 births
Total Registered
82,442
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brittney
Brittney is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 82,442 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Brittney as a male name
Ranked #8,263 in 1997
6 male births in 1997
Peak: 1989 (49 births)
Brittney as a female name
Ranked #2,968 in 2024
55 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (7,834 births)
Brittney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brittney span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 40,100 babies were registered. Brittney has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brittney by Decade
How has Brittney 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.
Brittney by State
Birth registrations for Brittney span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Vermont, Delaware, Alaska. On average, about 1,580 Brittneys were registered per state.
Brittney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brittney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Brittney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brittney?
We estimate approximately 79,161 people named Brittney 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 4,330 Americans share this first name.
Is Brittney a common name?
Brittney is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 82,442 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brittney most popular?
Brittney reached peak popularity in 1989, when 7,883 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brittney is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brittney a female name?
Brittney is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brittney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brittney Smith, Brittney Johnson, Brittney 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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