Given name
Brettany
“a woman from Great Britain”
Brettany is a variant of Brittany. One English interpretation is “a woman from Great Britain.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brettany is a variant of Brittany. One English interpretation is “a woman from Great Britain.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brettany is a variant of Brittany. An origin associated with Brittany is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brettany through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 133
- 0 boys · 133 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 25 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 164 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brettany’s family of names
Brettany has a related form in Brittany.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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