Britton

Britton: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“Briton; person from Britain”
Origin
English
Say it
BRIT-un · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (24% girls, 76% boys since 1880)

From an English surname meaning a Briton or someone from Britain, from Old French and ultimately Latin Britannia. It is sometimes used as a given name in surname style.

How popular is Britton?

202418.6 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Britton in 202462

2024 rank#2,949 boys

Peak year2011

Total US babies since 18808,222

Britton is fading: recent use is about 52% of its level ten years before.

Names like Britton

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Averyruler of elves · English
  • Riverriver · English
  • Sawyerwoodcutter · English
  • TatumTata's homestead · English
  • EmersonEmery's son · English
  • Haydenhay valley · English
  • Sagewise one; sage plant · English
  • Remingtonsettlement by the streambank · English

Britton questions

What does the name Britton mean?

Britton means "Briton; person from Britain". It comes from English. From an English surname meaning a Briton or someone from Britain, from Old French and ultimately Latin Britannia. It is sometimes used as a given name in surname style.

Is Britton a boy or girl name?

Britton is used for both: about 24% of US babies named Britton since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Britton?

62 US babies were named Britton in 2024. Its peak year was 2011.

How do you pronounce Britton?

Britton is usually pronounced BRIT-un.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.