How popular is the name Britton?

Britton ranks 1,142nd among boys' names in US records, with 13,270 births since 1896. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,158.

Is Britton a unisex name?

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

2006, when 210 children were given the name. It has been in use for 129 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Britain, Briton, Britten, Brittan, Brittain, Britan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#1,142 of boy names

Pronounced B R IH1 T AE1 N (ARPABET)

Britton is a boys' name, and first appears in 1896. It has been given to 13,270 children — the 1,142nd most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 39% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2006, when 210 children were given it.

Six other spellings are counted in that total — Britain, Briton, Britten and three more — because they are pronounced identically.

2006Boys: 210Girls: 98

These spellings sound identical to Britton and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

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 Britton?: Britton ranks 1,142nd among boys' names in US records, with 13,270 births since 1896. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,158.
Is Britton a unisex name?: No. Britton is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Britton most popular?: 2006, when 210 children were given the name. It has been in use for 129 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Britton spelled?: Britain, Briton, Britten, Brittan, Brittain, Britan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.