Name Legacy

Brittan

Recorded 1974–2023 · United States

Brittan was most popular in 1986, when 58 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,064 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,359 people named Brittan.

Most popular in1986
Rank that year#3,064
Births that year58
Total since 18801,359
Given to65% girls

Brittan over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Brittan’s peak in 1986. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brittan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brittan is a unisex name — 64.7% of the 1,359 Americans given it were girls and 35.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 67% girls and 33% 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