Brittany

Where Brittany comes from

Inherited from Middle English Bretany, Brytany, itself borrowed from Medieval Latin Britannia, applied to Brittany from at least the 6th century, and reinforced by Middle French Bretagne. See Britannia for more. Doublet of Britain and Britannia.
— Wiktionary's entry for Brittany
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1963
    First appearance
    #5,296 among girls, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1977
    Brittany Murphy born
    American actress and singer
  3. 1986
    Brittany Snow born
    American actress and model
  4. 1989
    Peak, #3
    37,792 babies named Brittany — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1995
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #8.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name transferred from the place name, of 1980s and 1990s American usage.
Namesakes
  • Brittany Murphy · American actress and singer, 1977–2009
  • Brittany Snow · American actress and model, born 1986
  • Brittany Daniel · American actress, born 1976
  • Brittany Curran · American actress, born 1990
  • Brittany Byrnes · Australian actress, born 1987

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.