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Britney Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Britney?

The rare name Britney was the 1,744th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Britney, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #118 in 1989 with 2,494 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Britney was less than 5, most recently in 1967.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Britney occurred roughly during the years 1969-1989, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1990-1997, 2000-2010, and 2011-2017.

Britney became more popular as a girls name in 1968.

Where is the name Britney popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

Britney's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Britney for their newborn has dropped significantly.

The name Britney is still rare and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Britney has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Britney (Girl)Britney (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 116 1,744 < 5 --
2017 137 1,584 < 5 --
2016 160 1,438 < 5 --
2015 190 1,276 < 5 --
2014 214 1,155 < 5 --
2013 314 838 < 5 --
2012 292 899 < 5 --
2011 287 909 < 5 --
2010 289 904 < 5 --
2009 386 742 < 5 --
2008 441 688 < 5 --
2007 531 565 < 5 --
2006 668 473 < 5 --
2005 717 429 < 5 --
2004 911 350 < 5 --
2003 967 323 < 5 --
2002 1,345 235 < 5 --
2001 1,640 198 5 10,777
2000 2,403 137 < 5 --
1999 1,495 205 < 5 --
1998 571 452 < 5 --
1997 621 422 < 5 --
1996 699 380 < 5 --
1995 792 334 < 5 --
1994 1,067 261 < 5 --
1993 1,177 239 < 5 --
1992 1,566 194 < 5 --
1991 1,784 167 < 5 --
1990 2,293 136 6 7,285
1989 2,494 118 24 2,625
1988 2,085 138 11 4,188
1987 1,585 177 8 5,026
1986 1,404 189 8 4,899
1985 938 267 6 5,880
1984 465 446 8 4,612
1983 357 532 < 5 --
1982 277 643 < 5 --
1981 217 760 < 5 --
1980 184 844 < 5 --
1979 132 1,052 7 4,904
1978 79 1,454 < 5 --
1977 80 1,402 < 5 --
1976 63 1,589 < 5 --
1975 37 2,234 < 5 --
1974 34 2,298 < 5 --
1973 33 2,311 < 5 --
1972 24 2,826 < 5 --
1971 16 3,802 < 5 --
1970 10 5,085 < 5 --
1969 7 6,024 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.