Britany
Meaning
“An American respelling of Brittany, from Latin Britannia, the French region named for the Britons.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Britany peaked in the 1980s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
130 people · the #34,267 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 12
Among people named Britany living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Britany
Most people given the name Britany in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Britany you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Britany deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Britany truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Britany fits with your family’s names and surname.
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