Given name
Britany
“a woman from Great Britain”
Britany is a variant of Brittany. One English interpretation is “a woman from Great Britain.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Britany is a variant of Brittany. One English interpretation is “a woman from Great Britain.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Britany 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Britany through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,562
- 0 boys · 6,562 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 534 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #5,270 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,270 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 534 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,214 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.
Britany’s family of names
In English usage, Britany has a related form in Brittany.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Britany
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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