Britteny
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- BRIT-a-nee
- Origin
- Celtic
Britteny is a girls' name of Celtic origin, meaning “from Brittany”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Britteny mean?
Celtic: variant of Brittany, the French region named for the Britons
“from Brittany”
Respelling of Brittany, the north-west French region that took its name from the Britons who settled there.
Is Britteny a girl's or a boy's name?
Britteny is a girls' name.
How popular is Britteny in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 143 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Britteny in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Britteny in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 27 | #4,442 |
| 2000 | 26 | #4,522 |
| 1999 | 40 | #3,185 |
| 1998 | 38 | #3,219 |
| 1997 | 59 | #2,280 |
| 1996 | 29 | #3,718 |
| 1995 | 57 | #2,304 |
| 1994 | 66 | #2,074 |
| 1993 | 72 | #1,938 |
| 1992 | 88 | #1,700 |
| 1991 | 99 | #1,549 |
| 1990 | 134 | #1,233 |
| 1989 | 143 | #1,146 |
| 1988 | 127 | #1,186 |
| 1987 | 114 | #1,240 |
| 1986 | 99 | #1,327 |
| 1985 | 48 | #2,171 |
| 1984 | 30 | #2,914 |
| 1983 | 19 | #3,948 |
| 1982 | 17 | #4,346 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
Names like Britteny
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy Brianna Breanna Brandy Briana Rhiannon Ashley Bryanna Emily Keeley Keely Kennedy
Names related to Britteny
Brittany Britney Britton Brittney Britany Brithany Britain Brittan
More Celtic names
Arthur Imogen Gael Harvey Alana Alan Tristan Vienna Lana Alaina Sabrina Alanna Bryce Devon Arturo Alannah
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, “Britteny: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/britteny, updated 20 October 2026.