Brittany

English name of the French region Bretagne, meaning 'from Briton'

Brittany Origin and Meaning

The name Brittany is a girl's name of French, English, Celtic origin.

Brittany first arrived on the US popularity list in 1971, and rapidly zoomed up the charts, in the Top 100 a decade later. By 1986 it had entered the Top 10, becoming the third most popular girls’ name in the country by 1989.

After such immense popularity, there has been a steep decline, but it remains a name evocative of one of the most beautiful and culturally interesting areas of France -- and much preferable to the contracted Britney.

Brittany evolved as a modern coinage from the ancient French duchy Bretagne. Celtic Bretons emigrated from France to become the Bretons of English; later the name Britain came to signify the country.

Brittany Rank in US Top 1000

# 791 in the US

Brittany Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 771 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Brittany

• 791 US 2024
• 771 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Brittany

• Brittany Murphy (born Brittany Anne Bertolotti) American actress
• Brittany Anne Snow American actress
• Brittany Leanna "Britt" Robertson American actress
• Brittany Nicole Carpentero aka Diamond American rapper
• Brittany Ann Daniel American actress; twin sister Cynthia Daniel
• Brittany Pollack American ballerina
• Brittany Grace Lincicome American golfer
• Brittany Ashton Holmes American actress
• Brittany Joyce Elmslie Australian Olympic swimmer
• Brittany Bell Miss Guam Universe 2014
• Brittany Elizabeth Hogan Mayer Miss California USA 2014, runner,up Miss USA
• Brittany Lee Hensel American conjoined twin and reality TV personality; twin sister Abigail "Abby" Hensel
• Brittany Amanda Baxter Canadian soccer player
• Brittany Byrnes Australian actress
• Brittany Elizabeth Curran American actress
• Brittany Renee Finamore American actress
• (Morgan) Brittany McConnell American actress, twin sister (Megan) Brianna McConnell
• Brittany Alexandra Tiplady Canadian actress
• Brittany Underwood American actress
• Brittany Flickinger American reality TV personality of "Paris Hilton's My New BFF"
• Brittany Hargest singer of American Christian group Jump5
• Brittany Broben Australian Olympic diver
• Brittany Elizabeth Jackson American basketball player
• Brittany "Bre" Scullark American model
• Brittany "McKey" Sullivan American model
• Brittany "Izzy" (Johnston) Judd violinist & wife of McFly member Harry Judd
• Brittany Petros Actress, producer, casting director

The name Brittany in Pop Culture

• Brittany Susan Pierce character on TV's "Glee"
• Brittany Marsino character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
• Brittany Miller chipmunk lead singer of The Chipettes
• Brittany Weston character on TV's "Thirtysomething"
• Brittany Marguerite character on YouTube show "Most Popular Girls in School"
• Brittany Mathews character on YouTube show "Most Popular Girls in School"
• Brittany Dobler character on TV's "The Red Band Society"
• Brittany Ellis main character of Simone Elkeles's "Perfect Chemistry"
• Brittany France
• Brittany Biskit character in the 2012 "Littlest Pet Shop" animated series