How Many People Are Named Britton?
people named Britton are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 44,393 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,293 babies named Britton in Social Security records from 1896 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
216 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from a Middle English surname meaning "a Briton" (a Celt of England) or "a Breton" (an inhabitant of Brittany).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Britton, 25% were girls and 75.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Britton rose from 0% in the 1940s to 35% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Britton alive today is about 27 years old, and 58% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 39 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Britton first appears in the records in 1896 and was given most often in 2011, to 216 babies. In 2025, 70 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1896 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Britton has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #792, in 1987. In 2025 it ranked #2,770. Among girls, its best rank was #1,929, in 2011.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,770 | #5,270 |
| Best rank | #792 (1987) | #1,929 (2011) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,232 in the 2000s | #2,556 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Britton alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Britton were born in Texas than in any other state: about 763 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Britton was given 7.9 times as often in Utah, 3 times in Tennessee and 2.8 times in Texas.
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