Is Brit a boy or girl name?

Brit is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 775 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 19.0% were girls and 81.0% were boys.

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Brit

Recorded 1921–2020 · United States

Brit was most popular in 1989, when 24 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,334 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 775 people named Brit.

Brit over time

Births per year. The dot marks Brit’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brit a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brit is mostly a boy’s name — 19.0% of the 775 Americans given it were girls and 81.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org