Brittain
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- BRIT-un
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #13,203 for girls
Brittain is a name of English origin, meaning “Briton”. In 2025 it ranked 13,203rd for girls in the US (6 babies).
What does Brittain mean?
English: English surname meaning a Briton
“Briton”
An English surname meaning a Briton; Vera Brittain wrote the First World War memoir Testament of Youth.
Is Brittain a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Brittain has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the US.
How popular is Brittain in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #13,203among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 270,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the US were named Brittain, making it the 13,203rd most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 1981, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the girls named Brittain in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brittain in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,203 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
Names like Brittain
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brynn Teagan Brooklyn Cassidy Devyn Braelynn Briar Brynlee Kaitlyn Keegan Kenley Brecken
Names related to Brittain
Brittany Britney Britton Brittney Britany Brithany Britain Brittan
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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, “Brittain: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brittain, updated 20 October 2026.