Brittan
Brittan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Colin Brittan (1927–2013), English footballer Harold Brittan (1894–1964), English-American football (soccer) player Harriet G.
Meaning & Origin of Brittan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brittan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Colin Brittan (1927–2013), English footballer Harold Brittan (1894–1964), English-American football (soccer) player Harriet G.
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The Story of Brittan
As a girl name
Brittan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1986, when 36 Brittans were born — ranking #2,682 that year. As of 2026, Brittan ranks #11,156 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 878 Brittans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Brittan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1977, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1986, when 22 Brittans were born — ranking #2,429 that year. As of 2026, Brittan ranks #10,812 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 480 Brittans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Brittan
Brittan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 878 births in the dataset. Brittan's peak popularity came in 1986 when it ranked #2,682. Use the chart and map above to compare Brittan'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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