Britt

Where Britt comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Britt.

  • 1 syllable
Britt through the years
  1. 1886
    First appearance
    #959 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1942
    Britt Ekland born
    Swedish actress
  3. 1960
    Peak, #654
    142 babies named Britt, the most in any year.
  4. 1976
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,100.
  5. 1990
    Britt Robertson born
    American actress
  6. 2015
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Britt Ekland · Swedish actress, born 1942
  • Britt Robertson · American actress, born 1990
  • Britt Assombalonga · Congolese association football player, born 1992
  • Britt Lower · American actress, born 1985
  • Britt Pettersen · Norwegian cross-country skier, born 1961

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.