Girl’s name · English

Brittney

How to say it: BRIT-nee · /ˈbrɪtni/

Variant spelling of Brittany, from the French region Bretagne, meaning 'land of the Britons'.

Brittney was the 1,131st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 25 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 46% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,009 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,131for girls in 2025
1 in 20,851US babies
25born in 2025
#1,009projected for 2030
1990sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Brittney
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,131
Babies born in 202525
Share of births1 in 20,851
Peak decade1990s
Change over 10 years−46%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,009
In France, 2025#2,541 among girls’ names, 0 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Brittney peaked in the 1990s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 2,201 per million births, 1990s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Brittney also love

Nicknames

  • Britt
  • Bri

Honouring a Brittney in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Brittney is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.

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