Is Britton a boy or girl name?
Britton is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 20 girls and 42 boys were named Britton, so 32.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 23.5% of the 8,222 US babies named Britton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,949
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,965
- Babies named Britton since 1896
- 8,222
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 216 babies
Boys and girls named Britton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 54 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 81 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 85 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 109 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 146 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 313 | 30 | 8.7% |
| 1970s | 562 | 172 | 23.4% |
| 1980s | 1,088 | 283 | 20.6% |
| 1990s | 1,209 | 251 | 17.2% |
| 2000s | 1,268 | 334 | 20.8% |
| 2010s | 1,068 | 699 | 39.6% |
| 2020s | 302 | 162 | 34.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42 | #2,949 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2,417 | 32 | #4,379 |
| 2022 | 56 | #2,471 | 24 | #5,338 |
| 2021 | 65 | #2,175 | 42 | #3,625 |
| 2020 | 83 | #1,800 | 44 | #3,452 |
| 2019 | 88 | #1,765 | 49 | #3,236 |
| 2018 | 102 | #1,607 | 49 | #3,254 |
| 2017 | 93 | #1,695 | 43 | #3,568 |
| 2016 | 106 | #1,555 | 61 | #2,807 |
| 2015 | 106 | #1,540 | 78 | #2,358 |
| 2014 | 104 | #1,539 | 99 | #2,000 |
| 2013 | 99 | #1,568 | 78 | #2,345 |
| 2012 | 115 | #1,439 | 88 | #2,150 |
| 2011 | 113 | #1,450 | 103 | #1,928 |
| 2010 | 142 | #1,242 | 51 | #3,215 |
| 2009 | 132 | #1,314 | 26 | #5,414 |
| 2008 | 125 | #1,361 | 42 | #3,789 |
| 2007 | 141 | #1,246 | 28 | #5,120 |
| 2006 | 151 | #1,133 | 32 | #4,481 |
| 2005 | 128 | #1,233 | 40 | #3,660 |
| 2004 | 112 | #1,319 | 40 | #3,640 |
| 2003 | 122 | #1,205 | 39 | #3,605 |
| 2002 | 107 | #1,270 | 30 | #4,201 |
| 2001 | 121 | #1,143 | 30 | #4,117 |
| 2000 | 129 | #1,087 | 27 | #4,424 |
| 1999 | 116 | #1,132 | 37 | #3,383 |
| 1998 | 130 | #1,039 | 26 | #4,254 |
| 1997 | 114 | #1,110 | 30 | #3,724 |
| 1996 | 114 | #1,068 | 26 | #4,072 |
| 1995 | 122 | #1,006 | 27 | #3,896 |
| 1994 | 118 | #1,022 | 16 | #5,756 |
| 1993 | 112 | #1,042 | 22 | #4,544 |
| 1992 | 129 | #944 | 24 | #4,256 |
| 1991 | 133 | #910 | 18 | #5,205 |
| 1990 | 121 | #940 | 25 | #4,018 |
| 1989 | 131 | #878 | 30 | #3,412 |
| 1988 | 118 | #877 | 24 | #3,812 |
| 1987 | 136 | #793 | 31 | #3,034 |
| 1986 | 108 | #873 | 24 | #3,563 |
| 1985 | 117 | #823 | 33 | #2,807 |
| 1984 | 107 | #848 | 27 | #3,153 |
| 1983 | 93 | #916 | 27 | #3,075 |
| 1982 | 97 | #908 | 34 | #2,709 |
| 1981 | 95 | #922 | 29 | #2,996 |
| 1980 | 86 | #968 | 24 | #3,424 |
| 1979 | 67 | #1,089 | 19 | #3,921 |
| 1978 | 62 | #1,111 | 24 | #3,208 |
| 1977 | 58 | #1,145 | 21 | #3,496 |
| 1976 | 54 | #1,165 | 18 | #3,695 |
| 1975 | 47 | #1,240 | 18 | #3,648 |
| 1974 | 51 | #1,150 | 17 | #3,708 |
| 1973 | 51 | #1,151 | 13 | #4,386 |
| 1972 | 50 | #1,152 | 18 | #3,412 |
| 1971 | 59 | #1,057 | 12 | #4,569 |
| 1970 | 63 | #1,025 | 12 | #4,521 |
| 1969 | 54 | #1,050 | 15 | #3,632 |
| 1968 | 42 | #1,166 | 9 | #4,813 |
| 1967 | 38 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 35 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 31 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,737 | 6 | #6,079 |
| 1963 | 29 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,046 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 23 | #1,692 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 24 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 26 | #1,534 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,798 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,278 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 18 | #1,850 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,976 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 16 | #1,969 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,393 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,147 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,753 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,237 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,033 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 19 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,721 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,024 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,898 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,294 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,740 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,182 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,503 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,304 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 7 | #2,896 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,509 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,894 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,713 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,582 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,564 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,876 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,499 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,462 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,794 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,105 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,721 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,279 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,301 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,205 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,829 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,827 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,353 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,143 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,715 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 8 | #2,987 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,401 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,452 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 11 | #1,989 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #994 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Britton reached #793 in 1987. As a girl name, it reached #1,928 in 2011. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Britton
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.