Brita
How to say it: BRIT-uh · /ˈbritə/
Swedish short form of Birgitta, Irish 'exalted one' - familiar Scandinavian girls' name.
Brita was the 6,066th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1980s, its births are down about 72% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #11,535 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #6,066 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 0 |
| Share of births | 1 in 236,810 |
| Peak decade | 1980s |
| Change over 10 years | −72% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #11,535 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Brita peaked in the 1980s and is less common today.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Brita is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Danish, English, Finnish, German, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish.
Famous people named Brita
- Brita Borg (1926–2010)Swedish jazz and schlager singer
- Brita Sigourney (born 1990)Freestyle skier
- Brita Baldus (born 1965)East German diver
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