Is Briton a boy or girl name?

Briton is a boy’s name. Of the 554 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.9% were girls and 99.1% were boys.

Briton

Recorded 1963–2025 · United States

Briton was most popular in 1991, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,134 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 554 people named Briton.

Briton over time

Births per year. The dot marks Briton’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Briton a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Briton is a boy’s name — 0.9% of the 554 Americans given it were girls and 99.1% 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