girls:
878 births since 1974
#4838 (15th percentile)
boys:
480 births since 1977
#4106 (10th percentile)
overall:
1.4k births since 1974
#6385 (17th percentile)
The name Brittan is the #6,385 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,358 recorded births since 1974. This represents the 17.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 17.5% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,838 (15.3% percentile) for all time with 878 births since 1974. For boys, it ranks #4,106 (10.4% percentile) for all time with 480 births since 1977.
Brittan first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1974 (1974 for girls and 1977 for boys).
The name Brittan has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (64.7% of all recorded births). In 2023, 57.1% of babies named Brittan were girls.
For girls, Brittan reached its peak popularity in 1986, achieving the 3.8% percentile (ranked #783) with 20 births per million. The name was most common in 1986, with 20 births per million (ranked 3.8% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2016, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Brittan ranks #944 for girls (0.3% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 23.4% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Brittan reached its peak popularity in 1986, achieving the 2.4% percentile (ranked #688) with 11 births per million. The name was most common in 1986, with 11 births per million (ranked 2.4% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Brittan ranks #910 for boys (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 28.6% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Brittan".
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