Britton Boy & girl
How popular is Britton?
#2,764 boy name in 2025
46 baby boys were named Britton in the US in 2025, making it the 2764th most popular boy name. Another 24 girls got the name (#5,237 for girls).
Britton popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,764 for boys (▲ 193 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 46 boys, 24 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-57% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,538 in 2015, #1,798 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (151 boys) |
| Highest rank | #792 in 1987 |
| First recorded | 1896 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 65% boys, 35% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Britton counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Britton family of names ranked #1,533 for boys in 2025 (#1,551 the year before), with 91 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Britton is most popular
Babies named Britton per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Britton by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | #981 |
| 1910s | 54 | #1,974 |
| 1920s | 81 | #2,335 |
| 1930s | 85 | #2,288 |
| 1940s | 109 | #1,730 |
| 1950s | 146 | #1,533 |
| 1960s | 313 | #1,050 |
| 1970s | 562 | #1,023 |
| 1980s | 1,088 | #792 |
| 1990s | 1,209 | #905 |
| 2000s | 1,268 | #1,085 |
| 2010s | 1,068 | #1,240 |
| 2020s | 348 | #1,798 |
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Questions
- Is Britton a boy or girl name?
- Britton is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 65% of babies named Britton were boys and 35% were girls.
- How popular is the name Britton?
- 46 baby boys were named Britton in the US in 2025, making it the 2764th most popular boy name. Another 24 girls got the name (#5,237 for girls).
- When was Britton most popular?
- Britton peaked in 2006, when 151 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #792 in 1987.
- How many people are named Britton?
- 8,293 babies have been named Britton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,727 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
- Where is Britton most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Britton was most common in Utah, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.