How popular is the name Britney?

Britney ranks 662nd among girls' names in US records, with 35,610 births since 1968. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,442.

Is Britney a unisex name?

No. Britney is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1989, when 2,494 children were given the name. It has been in use for 57 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#662 of girl names

Pronounced B R IY1 T N IY2 (ARPABET)

Britney is a girls' name, and first appears in 1968. It has been given to 35,610 children — the 662nd most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 65% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1989, when 2,494 children were given it.

1989Girls: 2,494Boys: 24

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Britney?: Britney ranks 662nd among girls' names in US records, with 35,610 births since 1968. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,442.
Is Britney a unisex name?: No. Britney is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Britney most popular?: 1989, when 2,494 children were given the name. It has been in use for 57 years and is still recorded as of 2024.