Is Britain a boy or girl name?

Britain is a unisex name. Of the 1,533 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 46.4% were girls and 53.6% were boys. It changed hands in 2018, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Britain

Recorded 1966–2025 · United States

Britain was most popular in 2014, when 70 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,463 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,533 people named Britain.

Britain over time

Births per year. The dot marks Britain’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Britain a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Britain is a unisex name — 46.4% of the 1,533 Americans given it were girls and 53.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 2018 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 49% girls and 51% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Britain

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