Brittin
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- BRIT-an
- Origin
- Celtic
Brittin is a name of Celtic origin, meaning “from Brittany”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Brittin mean?
Celtic: spelling of Brittan, itself a variant of Brittany, the French region named for the Britons
“from Brittany”
Variant of Brittany, the north-west French region that took its name from the Britons who settled there from Britain.
Meaning borrowed from Brittan.
Is Brittin a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Brittin has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Brittin in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Brittin in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brittin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Names related to Brittin
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, “Brittin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brittin, updated 20 October 2026.