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Brittain

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Brittain was most popular in 1991, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,965 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 712 people named Brittain.

Most popular in1991
Rank that year#5,965
Births that year28
Total since 1880712
Given to55% boys

Brittain over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Brittain’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brittain a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brittain is a unisex name — 45.1% of the 712 Americans given it were girls and 54.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 55% girls and 45% 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