Britney
Girl · BRIT-nee · Celtic
Britney is a girls' name of Celtic origin, meaning “land of the Britons”. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 1,570th for girls in the US (134 babies).
What does Britney mean?
Celtic: spelling of Brittney, itself a spelling of Brittany, the French region named after the Britons
“land of the Britons”
From Brittany in north-west France, settled by Britons from Cornwall and Wales in the early Middle Ages.
- Say it
- BRIT-nee
Meaning borrowed from Brittney. More on Wiktionary.
Is Britney a girl's or a boy's name?
Britney is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 134 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Britney in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,856among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Britney, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,566th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 348 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Britney than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Britney in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Britney in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,566 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 2015 | 12 | #2,328 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,635 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,620 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,544 |
| 2006 | 30 | #1,019 |
| 2005 | 34 | #883 |
| 2004 | 33 | #882 |
| 2003 | 48 | #658 |
| 2002 | 61 | #539 |
| 2001 | 98 | #378 |
| 2000 | 288 | #172 |
| 1999 | 348 | #150 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,951 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Britney in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,570among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 134about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 134 girls in the US were named Britney, making it the 1,570th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,908th. Its busiest year was 1989, with 2,494 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Britney in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 165 girls in the US were given Britney or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,204, up from #1,570 for this spelling alone.
Britney in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 134 | #1,570 |
| 2024 | 171 | #1,334 |
| 2023 | 211 | #1,151 |
| 2022 | 149 | #1,474 |
| 2021 | 115 | #1,768 |
| 2020 | 100 | #1,908 |
| 2019 | 93 | #2,043 |
| 2018 | 116 | #1,762 |
| 2017 | 138 | #1,580 |
| 2016 | 160 | #1,439 |
| 2015 | 190 | #1,280 |
| 2014 | 214 | #1,156 |
| 2013 | 314 | #838 |
| 2012 | 292 | #899 |
| 2011 | 288 | #905 |
| 2010 | 289 | #904 |
| 2009 | 387 | #742 |
| 2008 | 441 | #688 |
| 2007 | 531 | #565 |
| 2006 | 668 | #472 |
| 2005 | 717 | #429 |
| 2004 | 911 | #351 |
| 2003 | 967 | #323 |
| 2002 | 1,345 | #235 |
| 2001 | 1,640 | #198 |
| 2000 | 2,404 | #137 |
| 1999 | 1,495 | #205 |
| 1998 | 572 | #450 |
| 1997 | 621 | #422 |
| 1996 | 699 | #380 |
| 1995 | 792 | #334 |
| 1994 | 1,067 | #261 |
| 1993 | 1,177 | #239 |
| 1992 | 1,567 | #194 |
| 1991 | 1,784 | #167 |
| 1990 | 2,294 | #136 |
| 1989 | 2,494 | #118 |
| 1988 | 2,084 | #138 |
| 1987 | 1,585 | #177 |
| 1986 | 1,404 | #189 |
| 1985 | 938 | #267 |
| 1984 | 464 | #447 |
| 1983 | 357 | #532 |
| 1982 | 278 | #642 |
| 1981 | 217 | #760 |
| 1980 | 184 | #845 |
| 1979 | 131 | #1,056 |
| 1978 | 79 | #1,454 |
| 1977 | 80 | #1,404 |
| 1976 | 63 | #1,585 |
| 1975 | 37 | #2,232 |
| 1974 | 34 | #2,290 |
| 1973 | 33 | #2,309 |
| 1972 | 24 | #2,820 |
| 1971 | 16 | #3,787 |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,060 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 13 | #3,788 |
Nicknames for Britney
Names like Britney
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Britney
Names related to Britney
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