Is Brittany a boy or girl name?
Brittany is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 355 girls and 0 boys were named Brittany, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 361,465 US babies named Brittany were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #791
- Babies named Brittany since 1963
- 361,465
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 38,007 babies
Boys and girls named Brittany, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 148 | 100% |
| 1970s | 46 | 3,483 | 98.7% |
| 1980s | 644 | 140,855 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 360 | 190,822 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 28 | 17,568 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,964 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,547 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 355 | #791 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 311 | #856 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 332 | #845 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 284 | #935 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 265 | #961 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 320 | #843 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 307 | #880 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 402 | #714 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 573 | #546 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 689 | #462 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 698 | #457 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 724 | #421 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 769 | #407 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 750 | #419 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 732 | #427 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 672 | #461 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 776 | #414 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 918 | #352 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,025 | #320 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,193 | #277 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,854 | 1,356 | #240 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,104 | 1,578 | #209 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,937 | #170 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,519 | 2,929 | #115 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 5,184 | #60 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,098 | 7,942 | #35 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,912 | 9,844 | #25 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,698 | 11,529 | #20 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,562 | 13,797 | #14 |
| 1995 | 36 | #2,213 | 16,477 | #8 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,125 | 18,900 | #7 |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,219 | 21,723 | #6 |
| 1992 | 44 | #1,845 | 24,983 | #4 |
| 1991 | 45 | #1,771 | 29,090 | #3 |
| 1990 | 112 | #996 | 36,537 | #3 |
| 1989 | 216 | #678 | 37,791 | #3 |
| 1988 | 100 | #962 | 26,817 | #6 |
| 1987 | 88 | #1,010 | 22,231 | #7 |
| 1986 | 75 | #1,077 | 20,313 | #8 |
| 1985 | 61 | #1,215 | 15,437 | #17 |
| 1984 | 46 | #1,400 | 7,666 | #41 |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,026 | 4,377 | #64 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,851 | 3,102 | #94 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,190 | 1,714 | #165 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,996 | 1,407 | #190 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,592 | 794 | #300 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,893 | 630 | #344 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,648 | 488 | #419 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,052 | 351 | #508 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 332 | #527 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,155 | 245 | #631 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 219 | #683 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 199 | #719 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 149 | #891 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,369 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,499 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,094 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,222 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,278 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,227 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,866 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,353 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brittany reached #678 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #3 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 Brittany
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.