Britany
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- BRIT-a-nee
- Origin
- Celtic
- US rank, 2025
- #5,237 for girls
Britany is a girls' name of Celtic origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,237th for girls in the US (24 babies).
What does Britany mean?
Celtic: spelling of Brittany, the French region named after the Britons
A spelling of Brittany, the region of north-west France named after Britons who settled there in the early Middle Ages.
Is Britany a girl's or a boy's name?
Britany is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Britany in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 25 girls.
Half of all the girls named Britany in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Britany in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 22 | #1,043 |
| 1999 | 25 | #947 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Britany in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,237th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 67,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the US were named Britany, making it the 5,237th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. Its busiest year was 1989, with 534 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Britany in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Britany in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #5,237 |
| 2024 | 22 | #5,612 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,831 |
| 2022 | 35 | #4,106 |
| 2021 | 23 | #5,394 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6,410 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2017 | 21 | #5,817 |
| 2016 | 46 | #3,411 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,846 |
| 2014 | 52 | #3,135 |
| 2013 | 55 | #3,004 |
| 2012 | 70 | #2,568 |
| 2011 | 82 | #2,274 |
| 2010 | 106 | #1,897 |
| 2009 | 100 | #2,041 |
| 2008 | 110 | #1,913 |
| 2007 | 103 | #1,988 |
| 2006 | 117 | #1,771 |
| 2005 | 107 | #1,818 |
| 2004 | 89 | #2,042 |
| 2003 | 114 | #1,675 |
| 2002 | 121 | #1,554 |
| 2001 | 130 | #1,443 |
| 2000 | 139 | #1,351 |
| 1999 | 161 | #1,194 |
| 1998 | 124 | #1,380 |
| 1997 | 114 | #1,447 |
| 1996 | 171 | #1,077 |
| 1995 | 206 | #911 |
| 1994 | 236 | #843 |
| 1993 | 331 | #664 |
| 1992 | 371 | #613 |
| 1991 | 412 | #564 |
| 1990 | 496 | #490 |
| 1989 | 534 | #454 |
| 1988 | 363 | #566 |
| 1987 | 274 | #674 |
| 1986 | 294 | #631 |
| 1985 | 209 | #795 |
| 1984 | 109 | #1,197 |
| 1983 | 73 | #1,531 |
| 1982 | 65 | #1,720 |
| 1981 | 38 | #2,488 |
| 1980 | 43 | #2,278 |
| 1979 | 38 | #2,430 |
| 1978 | 23 | #3,283 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 18 | #3,677 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Nicknames for Britany
Names like Britany
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy, Kiara, Bryony, Brianna, Emily, Keira, Eden, Molly, Kennedy, Caitlin, Bree, Caoimhe
Names related to Britany
Britney, Brittany, Brittney, Brittanie, Brittani, Britteny, Britton, Brithany, Britain, Brittan, Brittyn
More Celtic names
Arthur, Imogen, Gael, Harvey, Alana, Alan, Tristan, Vienna, Lana, Alaina, Sabrina, Alanna, Bryce, Devon, Arturo, Alannah
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Britany: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/britany, updated 20 October 2026.