Given name
Brittney
“a woman from Great Britain”
In English use, Brittney has a related form in Brittany. One English interpretation is “a woman from Great Britain.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Brittney has a related form in Brittany. One English interpretation is “a woman from Great Britain.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Brittney has a related form in 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 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brittney through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 82,468
- 265 boys · 82,203 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 7,883 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #5,122 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,122 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 38.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7,834 in 1989. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 69,444 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.
Brittney’s family of names
In English usage, Brittney has a related form in Brittany.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
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 Brittney
- Brittney GrinerAmerican basketball player (born 1990)
- Brittney ReeseAmerican female Olympic athleteborn 1986
- Brittney PowellGerman actressborn 1975
- Brittney SykesAmerican basketball player (born 1994)
- Brittney KarbowskiAmerican actressborn 1986
- Brittney SpencerAmerican musical artist (born 1988)
- Brittney TamCanadian badminton playerborn 1997
- Brittney SavageAmerican professional wrestlerborn 1987
- Brittney BrimmageAmerican volleyball playerborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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