How Many People Are Named Brit?

691

people named Brit are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 494,623 people in the US has this name

Based on 775 babies named Brit in Social Security records from 1921 to 2020, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#13,424

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Gender-Neutral Names

#941

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Peak Year

1989

24 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: Norwegian
Gender: Primarily Female

Meaning:

Norwegian short form of BIRGITTA.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
20.5%
Male
79.5%

Of the babies given the name Brit, 20.5% were girls and 79.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Brit rose from 4.5% in the 1960s to 29.6% in the 1990s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Brit alive today is about 43 years old, and 64% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 32 and 55 in 2025.

Under 30 134
19.4%
30 to 59 440
63.7%
60 and over 117
16.9%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Brit first appears in the records in 1921 and was given most often in 1989, to 24 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2020.

Babies given the name each year, 1921 to 2020

🏆 Rank History

Brit has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,065, in 1970. Among girls, its best rank was #6,325, in 1968.

BoysGirls
Rank in 2025Not rankedNot ranked
Best rank#2,065 (1970)#6,325 (1968)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#2,336 in the 1960s#8,479 in the 1970s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Brit alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Brit were born in Texas than in any other state: about 8 of those alive today.

Texas 8
California 5

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