ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1978 First Year 2014 Last Year 1988 Peak Year #1077 Peak Rank 2K Total Count 37 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Britnee What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Brittany is a feminine given name of Celtic origin. The name comes from the historical country of Brittany, which is now a part of France. This name was first used in the United States in the early 1970s, and peaked in usage during the 1990s. Brittany ranked #934 on the US Popular Names in 2021. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittany%5F%28name%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittany%5F%28name%29) [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Britnee](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Willard_Leroy_Metcalf_Breton_Girl.jpg/330px-Willard_Leroy_Metcalf_Breton_Girl.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittany%5F%28name%29) 📖 ## The Story of Britnee Britnee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1978, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1988: 146 births, good for #1,077 nationwide. About 51% of every Britnee on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Britnee last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Britnee Phonetically similar names — useful when Britnee is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Britney](/britney) * [Brittney](/brittney) * [Brittny](/brittny) * [Britni](/britni) * [Brittany](/brittany) * [Britany](/britany) * [Briney](/briney) * [Brittani](/brittani) * [Brittni](/brittni) * [Britanny](/britanny) * [Brittanie](/brittanie) * Brinny Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Britnee What does the name Britnee mean? Brittany is a feminine given name of Celtic origin. The name comes from the historical country of Brittany, which is now a part of France. This name was first used in the United States in the early 1970s, and peaked in usage during the 1990s. Brittany ranked #934 on the US Popular Names in 2021. How popular is Britnee in 2026? In 2026, Britnee ranks #14,553 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year. When was Britnee most popular? Britnee reached its peak popularity in 1988, ranking #1,077 that year with 146 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Britnee most popular? Britnee has historically been most popular in Utah, Oklahoma, Oregon. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Britnee. Is Britnee a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Britnee is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Britnee? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Britnee include Michaelene, Chevelle, Breona. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧MichaelenePeak #1077](/michaelene)[👧ChevellePeak #1077](/chevelle)[👧BreonaPeak #1077](/breona)[👧GeorginePeak #1078](/georgine)[👧MarolynPeak #1078](/marolyn)[👧AnnaliesePeak #1078](/annaliese)[👧RandeePeak #1078](/randee)[👧KymPeak #1078](/kym) ## About the name Britnee Britnee is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Britnee's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #1,077\. Use the chart and map above to compare Britnee's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1988 → ](/year/1988) * [ Names of the 1980s → ](/decade/1980s) * [ Names starting with "B" → ](/letter/b) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.