Rising since 2020, #13,208 for girls today.
Popularity of Britny since 1980
Babies named Britny per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 586 |
| 1990s | 1,037 |
| 2000s | 210 |
| 2010s | 64 |
| 2020s | 23 |
Meaning & origin
Britny is a modern respelling of Brittany, a name that saw widespread popularity in the United States from the 1980s through the 1990s. According to Social Security data, the name was first recorded in 1980 and reached its peak rank in 1990. Its trajectory has been rising since 2020, though it remains relatively rare: in 2025 it ranked 13,208th with a frequency of 1 in 267,878 births. As a creative variant of a highly fashionable 90s name, Britny fits a pattern of unique spellings that maintain the original sound.
Britny is a modern respelling of Brittany, a name that gained popularity in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s. The original name Brittany derives from the Latin Britannia, used to refer to the island of Great Britain. The name was famously adopted by the French region of Brittany. Its use as a given name rose sharply after the release of the 1978 film Grease, which featured a character named Brittany, though the connection is not definitively established.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Britt, Bri, NeeNee
Sibling names for Britny
Names that share Britny's style, for a brother or sister.
