Is Britten a boy or girl name?

Britten is a unisex name. Of the 883 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 40.1% were girls and 59.9% were boys.

Britten

Recorded 1971–2021 · United States

Britten was most popular in 2001, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,612 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 883 people named Britten.

Britten over time

Births per year. The dot marks Britten’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Britten a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Britten is a unisex name — 40.1% of the 883 Americans given it were girls and 59.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 26% girls and 74% 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