girl's name
Brittney
BRIT-nee
- Origin American
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 85,012
Northern Ireland
#312
1999 births
Brittney means from Brittany, and Brittany means from Britain — so the name records Britons who fled to France, making it a British name that came home by way of Normandy and a respelling.
- Brittney is a name of American origin.
- Peaked in 1989, when 7,883 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 132,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1958.
Brittney over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 34 |
| 1970s | 1,157 |
| 1980s | 31,719 |
| 1990s | 40,100 |
| 2000s | 7,909 |
| 2010s | 1,299 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 245 |
What Brittney means
Brittney means a woman of Brittany. The French province takes its name from the Britons who settled it, so the name records a migration rather than describing a person.
Where Brittney comes from
Brittney respells Brittany, the French province named for Britons who crossed the Channel from the fifth century as Anglo-Saxon settlement pushed west. Their language became Breton, which is closer to Welsh and Cornish than to French. So a name that reads as thoroughly American describes people from Britain who moved to France and gave the place their name. Brittany, Britney, Brittani and Brittney divided the sound in 1980s America.
Brittney in use
Brittney peaked in the United States in 1989, when 7,883 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in exactly one of the six markets we track, at 5,145th in the United States on 25 births, across 85,012 lifetime births. Our records carry it only from 1968, so its whole rise and decline fits inside sixty years.
How popular is Brittney?
In 2025, Brittney was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Brittney is used
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 Brittney
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Brittney also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Brittney over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Brittney
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Brittney in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Brittney
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Brittney — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Brittney
What does the name Brittney mean?
From Brittany — and Brittany means from Britain.
Why is Brittany named after Britain?
Britons crossed the Channel from the fifth century as Anglo-Saxon settlement pushed west, and gave the place their name.
How many spellings are there?
Brittany, Britney, Brittani and Brittney all divided the same sound in 1980s America.
How popular is Brittney?
5145th in the United States, down from a 1989 peak of 7,883 births.
Is Brittney a girl's or a boy's name?
Brittney is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
What are the nicknames for Brittney?
Brittney is usually shortened to Britt.
Is Brittney a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Brittney currently ranks #5,145 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.