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Britton

#2,770 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

A Briton

Britton has been given to 8,293 babies in the U.S. since 1896. In 2025 it ranked #2,770 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2006, with 151 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 76% boys, 24% girls all-time.

Babies named Britton, 2025

1 in 72,100

Britton over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Britton over time

In 2025, Britton went to 34% girls and 66% boys.

18962025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Britton: meaning, origin, and history

A Briton

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Britton means

Britton means “a Briton”.

Origin, language, and formation

Britton is used in English.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 6,337 boys were recorded with the name Britton between 1896 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 151 in 2006; its best national rank was #792 in 1987.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #1,800 in 2020 to #2,770 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #1,540 in 2015 to #2,770 in 2025.

In the United States, 1,956 girls were recorded with the name Britton between 1964 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 103 in 2011; its best national rank was #1,929 in 2011.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #3,456 in 2020 to #5,270 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #2,358 in 2015 to #5,270 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Britton?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 72,100
46 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 37,100
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#2,770
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
49,955 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Britton sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 49,955 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Britton. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Brittons were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Britton was born before 1995 — so the typical Britton is around 30 today.

Median birth year
1995
About 30 years old
Biggest decade
2000s
20.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
40.3%
Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950
6,002
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2000s — 20.0% of all recorded uses (1,268).

Is Britton rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
+196
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
−970
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−1,230
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.43×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
30.5%
Peak was 2006 (151)
Years since peak
19
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Steady
10.2% average annual change
Best rank ever
#792
1987

Spellings of Britton

Britton is not the most common spelling — Braxton is, with 49.7% against Britton's 4.8%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Britton is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Britton was most concentrated in Utah — about 1 in 7,692 boys, against 1 in 31,468 across all states with data. It was least common in Illinois (1 in 100,000).

113 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Utah1 in 7,692
  2. 2Tennessee1 in 12,500
  3. 3Alabama1 in 16,667
  4. 4Texas1 in 16,667
  5. 5Indiana1 in 20,000
  6. 6Georgia1 in 25,000
  7. 7South Carolina1 in 33,333
  8. 8Kentucky1 in 50,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Where Britton is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Britton was most concentrated in Georgia — about 1 in 100,000 girls, against 1 in 241,878 across all states with data. It was least common in Wisconsin (1 in —).

01 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Georgia1 in 100,000
  2. 2South Carolina1 in 100,000
  3. 3Texas1 in 100,000
  4. 4Alabama1 in —
  5. 5Arizona1 in —
  6. 6California1 in —
  7. 7Florida1 in —
  8. 8Louisiana1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Britton has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Britton around the world

Where Britton ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • Canada
    1995–2022
    #2,959
    in 2022
  • South Australia
    1961–1961
    #561
    in 1961

Popularity data from Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Notable people named Britton

People whose public names include Britton, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Britton by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#2,770
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 970
Best rank ever
#792
1987
Peak year
2006
151 that year
First recorded
1896
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
6,337
Count in 2025
46

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#5,270
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 1,814
Best rank ever
#1,929
2011
Peak year
2011
103 that year
First recorded
1964
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
1,956
Count in 2025
24

Names similar to Britton

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

BrixtonBrightonBristonBritonBrintonBridgerBrighamBriggsStantonBriggstonKashtonBriarHamptonBrigstonTristonSheltonQuentonTreytonKlaytonColetonHamiltonCashtonBritainKelton

Names with a curve like Britton

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Britton, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

BrandtLazaroRamseyEfrenJamilMarcellKendellJosefJohnpaulEverardoCortezTye

Sibling names for Britton

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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