Is Britney a boy or girl name?
Britney is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 171 girls and 0 boys were named Britney, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 35,532 US babies named Britney were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,333
- Babies named Britney since 1968
- 35,532
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 2,518 babies
Boys and girls named Britney, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 1970s | 7 | 507 | 98.6% |
| 1980s | 65 | 10,005 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 6 | 12,067 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 10,011 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,093 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 746 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,333 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 211 | #1,152 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,475 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,771 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,910 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,044 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,761 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,592 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,441 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,280 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,155 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 314 | #838 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 292 | #899 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 288 | #906 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 289 | #904 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 387 | #742 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 441 | #688 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 531 | #565 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 668 | #474 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 717 | #429 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 911 | #351 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 967 | #323 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,345 | #235 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,784 | 1,640 | #198 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 2,404 | #137 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,495 | #205 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 571 | #452 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 621 | #422 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 699 | #380 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 792 | #334 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,067 | #261 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,177 | #239 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,567 | #194 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,784 | #167 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,290 | 2,294 | #136 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,625 | 2,494 | #118 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,188 | 2,084 | #138 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,028 | 1,585 | #177 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,904 | 1,404 | #189 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,882 | 938 | #267 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,611 | 464 | #449 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 357 | #532 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 278 | #641 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 217 | #760 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 184 | #845 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,906 | 131 | #1,055 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,454 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,404 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,588 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,234 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,299 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,311 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,826 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,805 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,025 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,805 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Britney reached #2,625 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #118 in 1989. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Britney
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.