Britt
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #13,477 · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #5,067
Given to boys 61.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1960 · 142 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,710since 1886
Britt over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | #5,067 | 19 |
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | #6,479 | 13 | |
| 2021 | — | #7,089 | 11 | |
| 2020 | — | #5,699 | 15 | |
| 2019 | — | #8,889 | 8 | |
| 2018 | — | #8,154 | 9 | |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #8,840 | 8 |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | #4,943 | 19 |
| 2015 | #10,866 | 9 | #7,066 | 11 |
| 2014 | #8,966 | 12 | #7,048 | 11 |
| 2013 | #9,612 | 11 | #4,463 | 21 |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #6,626 | 12 |
| 2011 | #8,614 | 13 | #4,659 | 20 |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #4,678 | 20 |
| 2009 | #9,975 | 11 | #6,802 | 12 |
| 2008 | #12,579 | 8 | #5,249 | 17 |
| 2007 | #10,818 | 10 | #4,640 | 20 |
| 2006 | #9,901 | 11 | #4,001 | 24 |
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | #3,091 | 33 |
| 2004 | #7,828 | 14 | #3,860 | 23 |
| 2003 | #5,795 | 20 | #3,976 | 21 |
| 2002 | #5,254 | 22 | #3,259 | 27 |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 | #2,931 | 31 |
| 2000 | #7,158 | 14 | #2,674 | 34 |
| 1999 | #5,219 | 20 | #2,023 | 47 |
| 1998 | #5,123 | 20 | #2,651 | 31 |
| 1997 | #5,868 | 16 | #2,311 | 36 |
| 1996 | #3,505 | 32 | #1,842 | 49 |
| 1995 | #3,969 | 26 | #2,026 | 41 |
| 1994 | #4,238 | 24 | #1,795 | 48 |
| 1993 | #4,998 | 19 | #1,539 | 59 |
| 1992 | #3,968 | 26 | #1,546 | 57 |
| 1991 | #3,936 | 26 | #1,273 | 77 |
| 1990 | #2,850 | 40 | #1,149 | 89 |
| 1989 | #2,119 | 58 | #1,205 | 79 |
| 1988 | #2,187 | 52 | #1,070 | 86 |
| 1987 | #2,129 | 51 | #1,140 | 70 |
| 1986 | #1,717 | 68 | #880 | 106 |
| 1985 | #1,650 | 71 | #1,133 | 67 |
| 1984 | #1,446 | 80 | #1,012 | 77 |
| 1983 | #1,389 | 85 | #1,130 | 63 |
| 1982 | #1,302 | 97 | #1,115 | 67 |
| 1981 | #1,068 | 132 | #1,002 | 82 |
| 1980 | #1,351 | 93 | #1,079 | 70 |
| 1979 | #1,226 | 106 | #1,011 | 77 |
| 1978 | #1,186 | 106 | #1,326 | 47 |
| 1977 | #1,206 | 101 | #1,027 | 70 |
| 1976 | #1,216 | 93 | #1,100 | 59 |
| 1975 | #1,162 | 99 | #911 | 81 |
| 1974 | #1,054 | 112 | #892 | 82 |
| 1973 | #882 | 142 | #817 | 94 |
| 1972 | #893 | 141 | #808 | 98 |
| 1971 | #984 | 128 | #764 | 115 |
| 1970 | #1,042 | 118 | #717 | 131 |
| 1969 | #970 | 122 | #775 | 100 |
| 1968 | #1,519 | 56 | #711 | 112 |
| 1967 | #1,640 | 48 | #672 | 123 |
| 1966 | #1,320 | 67 | #819 | 79 |
| 1965 | #1,689 | 44 | #847 | 75 |
| 1964 | #1,482 | 58 | #703 | 121 |
| 1963 | #2,364 | 26 | #738 | 110 |
| 1962 | #3,161 | 16 | #719 | 114 |
| 1961 | #2,608 | 22 | #773 | 99 |
| 1960 | #2,820 | 19 | #654 | 142 |
| 1959 | #3,104 | 15 | #706 | 119 |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 | #820 | 84 |
| 1957 | — | #732 | 105 | |
| 1956 | #4,467 | 8 | #940 | 63 |
| 1955 | — | #862 | 73 | |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #772 | 85 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #1,058 | 47 |
| 1952 | — | #968 | 54 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,195 | 37 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,232 | 34 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,501 | 24 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,378 | 28 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,916 | 16 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,557 | 21 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,852 | 14 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,633 | 8 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,431 | 24 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,145 | 12 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,491 | 9 | |
| 1940 | — | #3,130 | 6 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,113 | 6 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,680 | 8 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,529 | 9 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,973 | 7 | |
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,022 | 8 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,766 | 9 | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | #3,451 | 7 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,904 | 9 | |
| 1925 | — | — | ||
| 1924 | — | #2,473 | 12 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,772 | 10 | |
| 1922 | — | — | ||
| 1921 | — | #3,517 | 7 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,815 | 6 | |
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | — | #2,699 | 10 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,545 | 6 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,543 | 10 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,082 | 7 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,772 | 13 | |
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| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
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| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Britt! It came in at #959, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1898, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Britt is popular in 1954
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Colorado#263 · 1 in 2,708
- Michigan#532 · 1 in 15,588
- California#558 · 1 in 11,816
- Texas#664 · 1 in 11,015
Best ever in a state: #263 in Colorado, 1954.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | #263 | 7 | 1 in 2,708 |
| Michigan | #532 | 6 | 1 in 15,588 |
| California | #558 | 13 | 1 in 11,816 |
| Texas | #664 | 11 | 1 in 11,015 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Britt
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
- Biggest jump: 286 spots in 1954 (#1,058 → #772)
- Biggest drop: 260 spots in 1987 (#880 → #1,140)
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 1960 at #654 (142 births)
- Births halved by 1976, 16 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 26 yrs · run 1954–1975
- Highest: 1 in 14,177 boys born in 1967 were named Britt (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 90,678 boys born in 2024 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #654 in 1960, was only 1 in 15,016 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 22.8% of all boys named Britt (1,075) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 2014, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #959 (1886) | #959 |
| 1890s | 6 | #928 (1899) | #928 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 46 | #1,772 (1914) | #2,728 |
| 1920s | 60 | #2,473 (1924) | #3,100 |
| 1930s | 61 | #2,479 (1938) | #2,843 |
| 1940s | 162 | #1,378 (1948) | #2,003 |
| 1950s | 701 | #706 (1959) | #929 |
| 1960s | 1,075 | #654 (1960) | #741 |
| 1970s | 854 | #717 (1970) | #937 |
| 1980s | 767 | #880 (1986) | #1,077 |
| 1990s | 534 | #1,149 (1990) | #1,816 |
| 2000s | 242 | #2,674 (2000) | #4,048 |
| 2010s | 139 | #4,463 (2013) | #6,537 |
| 2020s | 58 | #5,067 (2024) | #6,084 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Britt in 1954
Top girls' names in 1954
Top boys' names in 1954
More about 1954
girls
1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 277,416 of them was named Britt, which outranked 29.7% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 23,985 of them was named Britt, which outranked 82.3% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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Tied with 5 names at #772; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
- ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
- ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
- ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
- ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.