Britanny
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- BRIT-uh-nee
- Origin
- French
Britanny is a girls' name of French origin, meaning “land of the Britons”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Britanny mean?
French: spelling of Brittany; from Brittany, the region of north-west France
“land of the Britons”
From the French region named after Britons who crossed there from Britain in the early Middle Ages.
Meaning borrowed from Brittany. More on Wiktionary.
Is Britanny a girl's or a boy's name?
Britanny is a girls' name.
How popular is Britanny in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 51 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Britanny in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Britanny in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 21 | #6,034 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5,642 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,412 |
| 2009 | 30 | #4,804 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 24 | #5,706 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 24 | #4,367 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 23 | #4,387 |
| 1992 | 24 | #4,229 |
| 1991 | 34 | #3,201 |
| 1990 | 51 | #2,397 |
| 1989 | 41 | #2,708 |
| 1988 | 46 | #2,364 |
| 1987 | 37 | #2,655 |
| 1986 | 33 | #2,844 |
| 1985 | 22 | #3,729 |
| 1984 | 19 | #3,989 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
Nicknames for Britanny
Names like Britanny
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy, Brynn, Kennedy, Brianna, Teagan, Keeley, Brooklyn, Mckenna, Kiara, Rhiannon, Kaitlyn, Keely
Names related to Britanny
Brittany, Britney, Britton, Brittney, Britany, Brithany, Britain, Brittan
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
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, “Britanny: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/britanny, updated 20 October 2026.