Is Britta a boy or girl name?
Britta is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 21 girls and 0 boys were named Britta, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,668 US babies named Britta were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,809
- Babies named Britta since 1916
- 3,668
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 191 babies
Boys and girls named Britta, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 63 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 296 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 496 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,014 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 830 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 324 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 421 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 146 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,809 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,889 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,337 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,030 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,787 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,359 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,864 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,311 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,721 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,969 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,936 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,584 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,931 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,556 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,830 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,502 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,561 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,707 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,866 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,856 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,107 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,354 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,086 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,560 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,281 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,999 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,076 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,046 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,088 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,884 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,829 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,474 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,761 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,376 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,146 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,183 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,256 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,026 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 191 | #867 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,553 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,660 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,668 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,585 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,582 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,836 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,921 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,826 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,879 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,727 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,061 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,711 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,572 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,991 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,256 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,784 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,026 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,367 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,981 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,954 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,301 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,604 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,954 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,543 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,074 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,748 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,054 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,223 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,720 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,044 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,916 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,719 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,422 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,790 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,374 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,398 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,163 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,249 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,699 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,010 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,982 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,321 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,869 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,113 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,215 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,509 |
Highest rank
Britta has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #867 in 1986. 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 Britta
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.