Britton
#5,238 for girls in 2025, 24 births · #2,765 for boys in 2025, 46 births
Given to boys 76.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1987 · 136 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 6,337since 1896
Britton 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 | #5,238 | 24 | #2,765 | 46 |
| 2024 | #5,799 | 21 | #2,958 | 42 |
| 2023 | #4,363 | 32 | #2,416 | 56 |
| 2022 | #5,309 | 24 | #2,468 | 56 |
| 2021 | #3,614 | 42 | #2,173 | 65 |
| 2020 | #3,450 | 44 | #1,798 | 83 |
| 2019 | #3,222 | 49 | #1,762 | 88 |
| 2018 | #3,245 | 49 | #1,606 | 102 |
| 2017 | #3,552 | 43 | #1,695 | 93 |
| 2016 | #2,798 | 61 | #1,556 | 106 |
| 2015 | #2,351 | 78 | #1,538 | 106 |
| 2014 | #1,997 | 99 | #1,536 | 104 |
| 2013 | #2,344 | 78 | #1,568 | 99 |
| 2012 | #2,145 | 88 | #1,439 | 115 |
| 2011 | #1,927 | 103 | #1,448 | 113 |
| 2010 | #3,203 | 51 | #1,240 | 142 |
| 2009 | #5,378 | 26 | #1,314 | 132 |
| 2008 | #3,779 | 42 | #1,361 | 125 |
| 2007 | #5,097 | 28 | #1,246 | 141 |
| 2006 | #4,463 | 32 | #1,132 | 151 |
| 2005 | #3,646 | 40 | #1,233 | 128 |
| 2004 | #3,631 | 40 | #1,316 | 112 |
| 2003 | #3,590 | 39 | #1,205 | 122 |
| 2002 | #4,179 | 30 | #1,268 | 107 |
| 2001 | #4,107 | 30 | #1,143 | 121 |
| 2000 | #4,400 | 27 | #1,087 | 129 |
| 1999 | #3,374 | 37 | #1,130 | 116 |
| 1998 | #4,238 | 26 | #1,039 | 130 |
| 1997 | #3,716 | 30 | #1,110 | 114 |
| 1996 | #4,059 | 26 | #1,067 | 114 |
| 1995 | #3,878 | 27 | #1,005 | 122 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | #1,022 | 118 |
| 1993 | #4,524 | 22 | #1,042 | 112 |
| 1992 | #4,236 | 24 | #944 | 129 |
| 1991 | #5,181 | 18 | #909 | 133 |
| 1990 | #4,003 | 25 | #937 | 121 |
| 1989 | #3,402 | 30 | #878 | 131 |
| 1988 | #3,805 | 24 | #875 | 118 |
| 1987 | #3,031 | 31 | #793 | 136 |
| 1986 | #3,554 | 24 | #872 | 108 |
| 1985 | #2,804 | 33 | #823 | 117 |
| 1984 | #3,144 | 27 | #848 | 107 |
| 1983 | #3,065 | 27 | #916 | 93 |
| 1982 | #2,704 | 34 | #907 | 97 |
| 1981 | #2,986 | 29 | #920 | 95 |
| 1980 | #3,411 | 24 | #967 | 86 |
| 1979 | #3,903 | 19 | #1,089 | 67 |
| 1978 | #3,196 | 24 | #1,109 | 62 |
| 1977 | #3,486 | 21 | #1,144 | 58 |
| 1976 | #3,678 | 18 | #1,163 | 54 |
| 1975 | #3,637 | 18 | #1,238 | 47 |
| 1974 | #3,695 | 17 | #1,151 | 51 |
| 1973 | #4,362 | 13 | #1,147 | 51 |
| 1972 | #3,404 | 18 | #1,149 | 50 |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | #1,057 | 59 |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | #1,023 | 63 |
| 1969 | #3,619 | 15 | #1,050 | 54 |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 | #1,165 | 42 |
| 1967 | — | #1,215 | 38 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,282 | 35 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,386 | 31 | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #1,729 | 21 |
| 1963 | — | #1,455 | 29 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,035 | 16 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,686 | 23 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,658 | 24 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,033 | 16 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,534 | 26 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,791 | 20 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,263 | 13 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,845 | 18 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,942 | 8 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,958 | 16 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,376 | 11 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,135 | 13 | |
| 1950 | — | #3,681 | 5 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,225 | 12 | |
| 1948 | — | #3,010 | 7 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,733 | 19 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,690 | 8 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,996 | 6 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,890 | 14 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,277 | 11 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,730 | 17 | |
| 1941 | — | #3,133 | 6 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,478 | 9 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,288 | 10 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,868 | 7 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
| 1935 | — | #3,645 | 5 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,563 | 9 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,542 | 9 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,849 | 8 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,471 | 10 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,444 | 11 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,766 | 9 | |
| 1928 | — | #3,076 | 8 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,703 | 10 | |
| 1926 | — | #4,201 | 5 | |
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| 1924 | — | #3,260 | 8 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,175 | 8 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,801 | 10 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,804 | 10 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,336 | 13 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,115 | 8 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,699 | 10 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,956 | 8 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,389 | 11 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,392 | 6 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,975 | 11 | |
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| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Britton! It came in at #982, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1897–1913, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Britton is popular in 1990
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Washington#463 · 1 in 5,118
- Virginia#536 · 1 in 6,194
- Ohio#561 · 1 in 8,867
- North Carolina#628 · 1 in 7,920
- Texas#939 · 1 in 15,324
Best ever in a state: #190 in Utah, 1998.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| Washington | #463 | 7 | 1 in 5,118 |
| Virginia | #536 | 7 | 1 in 6,194 |
| Ohio | #561 | 9 | 1 in 8,867 |
| North Carolina | #628 | 6 | 1 in 7,920 |
| Texas | #939 | 10 | 1 in 15,324 |
| Illinois | #1,023 | 5 | 1 in 17,844 |
| California | #1,443 | 9 | 1 in 32,253 |
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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 Britton
- 193 spots since 2024 (#2,958 → #2,765)
- 967 spots since 2020 (#1,798 → #2,765)
- 1,227 spots since 2015 (#1,538 → #2,765)
- Biggest jump: 122 spots in 1980 (#1,089 → #967)
- Biggest drop: 98 spots in 1993 (#944 → #1,042)
- Debuted 1896
- Peaked 1987 at #793 (136 births)
- Births halved by 2021, 34 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 14 yrs · run 1980–1992
- Highest: 1 in 13,512 boys born in 2010 were named Britton (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 37,132 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #793 in 1987, was only 1 in 13,728 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 20.0% of all boys named Britton (1,268) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | #982 (1896) | #982 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 54 | #1,975 (1914) | #2,754 |
| 1920s | 81 | #2,336 (1920) | #3,014 |
| 1930s | 85 | #2,288 (1939) | #2,700 |
| 1940s | 109 | #1,730 (1942) | #2,416 |
| 1950s | 146 | #1,534 (1958) | #2,256 |
| 1960s | 313 | #1,050 (1969) | #1,466 |
| 1970s | 562 | #1,023 (1970) | #1,127 |
| 1980s | 1,088 | #793 (1987) | #880 |
| 1990s | 1,209 | #909 (1991) | #1,021 |
| 2000s | 1,268 | #1,087 (2000) | #1,231 |
| 2010s | 1,068 | #1,240 (2010) | #1,539 |
| 2020s | 348 | #1,798 (2020) | #2,430 |
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.
Britton in 1990
Top girls' names in 1990
Top boys' names in 1990
More about 1990
girls
1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 75,942 of them was named Britton, which outranked 73.7% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,909Tommi26
- #3,909Vanna26
- #3,909Veronique26
- #4,003Britton25
- #4,003Alita25
- #4,003Allysia25
- #4,003Alyxandria25
- #4,120Adelle24
- #4,120Adriann24
- #4,120Alaine24
Tied with 116 names at #4,003; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 16,976 of them was named Britton, which outranked 90.1% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #933Elvin122
- #933Jeffry122
- #933Laurence122
- #937Britton121
- #937Abdul121
- #937Alexandre121
- #937Antione121
- #948Wilbert120
- #949Alden119
- #949Camden119
Tied with 10 names at #937; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.