girl's name

Brita

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 1,100

Ireland

#555

1980 births

Brita is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2021 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1981, when 41 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1916.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Brita over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

262
'10 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Brita by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 11
1930s 11
1940s 34
1950s 74
1960s 156
1970s 208
1980s 262
1990s 206
2000s 80
2010s 50
2020s (to 2021) 5

How popular is Brita?

In 2021, Brita was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Brita is used

Ireland #555 3 in 1980
United States #15,293 5 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Brita

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Brita also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Brita over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Brita

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Brita — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Brita

How popular is the name Brita?

In 2021, Brita was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Brita a girl's or a boy's name?

Brita is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Brita?

Brita has 2 syllables.

When was Brita most popular?

Brita peaked in 1981, when 41 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.