Britain Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

About Britain

Brittany is firmly a mom name today, but Britain could easily be her daughter. The Britton spelling variation is more common for both genders.

Britain for boys#7269 US

Britain is an attractive place that is used nearly equally for boys and girls. But spelling it Britton makes it considerably more popular for both genders.

Pronounced BRIT-uhn.

As of October 2026, Britain ranked #12140 for girls and #7269 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3929 for girls in 2017 and #2520 for boys in 1986.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history

US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025

Girls #3,929

Boys #4,826

20142025

18802025

Data table

Year	US rank · girls	Births · girls	US rank · boys	Births · boys
2014	#4,565	31	#2,939	39
2015	#4,315	33	#3,522	31
2016	—	0	#3,537	31
2017	#3,929	38	#4,488	22
2018	—	0	#4,246	24
2019	—	0	#4,826	20
2020	—	0	—	0
2021	—	0	—	0
2022	—	0	—	0
2023	—	0	—	0
2024	—	0	—	0
2025	—	0	—	0

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