Britain Boy & girl
How popular is Britain?
#7,190 boy name in 2025
11 baby boys were named Britain in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
Britain popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7,190 for boys (▲ 1792 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 11 boys, 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-65% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,512 in 2015, #6,292 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (39 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,508 in 1986 |
| First recorded | 1966 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 51% boys, 49% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Britain counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Britton family of names ranked #1,533 for boys in 2025 (#1,551 the year before), with 91 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Britain by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | #3,536 |
| 1970s | 29 | #4,228 |
| 1980s | 99 | #2,508 |
| 1990s | 156 | #2,946 |
| 2000s | 180 | #3,829 |
| 2010s | 286 | #2,927 |
| 2020s | 65 | #6,292 |
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Questions
- Is Britain a boy or girl name?
- Britain is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 51% of babies named Britain were boys and 49% were girls.
- How popular is the name Britain?
- 11 baby boys were named Britain in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
- When was Britain most popular?
- Britain peaked in 2014, when 39 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,508 in 1986.
- How many people are named Britain?
- 1,533 babies have been named Britain in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,507 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.