Brita
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- BRIT-a
- Origin
- Irish
Brita is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “exalted one”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Brita mean?
Irish: spelling of Britta; Scandinavian short form of Birgitta, the Swedish form of Bridget
“exalted one”
A short form of Birgitta, the name of Saint Bridget of Sweden, one of the patron saints of Europe.
Meaning borrowed from Britta.
Is Brita a girl's or a boy's name?
Brita is a girls' name.
How popular is Brita in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1981, with 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 1916.
Half of all the girls named Brita in the US since 1880 were born between 1969 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brita in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 21 | #4,734 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 1993 | 20 | #4,820 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1991 | 25 | #4,053 |
| 1990 | 40 | #2,845 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 23 | #3,888 |
| 1987 | 28 | #3,254 |
| 1986 | 27 | #3,275 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,125 |
| 1984 | 21 | #3,725 |
| 1983 | 21 | #3,686 |
| 1982 | 25 | #3,343 |
| 1981 | 41 | #2,375 |
| 1980 | 31 | #2,866 |
| 1979 | 25 | #3,236 |
| 1978 | 25 | #3,098 |
| 1977 | 28 | #2,837 |
| 1976 | 17 | #3,811 |
| 1975 | 22 | #3,155 |
| 1974 | 16 | #3,862 |
| 1973 | 19 | #3,341 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 25 | #2,801 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 14 | #3,773 |
| 1968 | 15 | #3,455 |
| 1967 | 18 | #2,963 |
| 1966 | 16 | #3,147 |
| 1965 | 12 | #3,732 |
| 1964 | 16 | #3,243 |
| 1963 | 13 | #3,634 |
| 1962 | 26 | #2,356 |
| 1961 | 10 | #4,238 |
| 1960 | 16 | #3,094 |
| 1959 | 12 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 10 | #3,924 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 7 | #4,739 |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1952 | 7 | #4,482 |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,384 |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,313 |
| 1949 | 7 | #4,234 |
| 1948 | 10 | #3,349 |
| 1947 | 6 | #4,762 |
| 1946 | 5 | #4,958 |
| 1945 | 6 | #4,023 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #4,248 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,045 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,081 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,415 |
Nicknames for Brita
Names like Brita
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brenna Brianna Briana Bridget Tara Cara Breanna Cierra Dara Bryanna Kelly Kendra
Names related to Brita
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Brita: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brita, updated 20 October 2026.