Britten
Boy · BRIT-on · English
Britten is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “a Breton or Briton”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Britten mean?
English: spelling of Britton; English surname for a Breton
“a Breton or Briton”
An English surname first given to Bretons who settled in England after the Norman Conquest.
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- BRIT-on
Meaning borrowed from Britton.
Is Britten a girl's or a boy's name?
Britten is a boys' name.
How popular is Britten in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Britten in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Britten in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,405 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,855 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
Nicknames for Britten
Names like Britten
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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