Britt
Britt is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Britt
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Britt is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Britt
As a girl name
Britt first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1953, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1973, when 142 Britts were born — ranking #882 that year. As of 2026, Britt ranks #13,427 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Britts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Britt first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1886, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1960, when 142 Britts were born — ranking #654 that year. As of 2026, Britt ranks #5,040 for boys with 19 births, rising sharply (+69% over the past five years). In total, more than 5K Britts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Britt
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About the name Britt
Britt is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Britt's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #654. Use the chart and map above to compare Britt's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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