Brittany

English name of the French region Bretagne, meaning 'from Briton'

Brittany Origin and Meaning

The name Brittany is a girl's name of French, English, Celtic origin.

Brittany first arrived on the US popularity list in 1971, and rapidly zoomed up the charts, in the Top 100 a decade later. By 1986 it had entered the Top 10, becoming the third most popular girls’ name in the country by 1989.

After such immense popularity, there has been a steep decline, but it remains a name evocative of one of the most beautiful and culturally interesting areas of France -- and much preferable to the contracted Britney.

Brittany evolved as a modern coinage from the ancient French duchy Bretagne. Celtic Bretons emigrated from France to become the Bretons of English; later the name Britain came to signify the country.

# 858 in the US

Brittany Rank in US Top 1000

# 1218 on Nameberry

Brittany Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Brittany Popularity

Famous People Named Brittany

  • Brittany Murphy (born Brittany Anne Bertolotti)
    American actress
  • Brittany Anne Snow
    American actress
  • Brittany Leanna "Britt" Robertson
    American actress
  • Brittany Nicole Carpentero aka Diamond
    American rapper
  • Brittany Ann Daniel
    American actress; twin sister Cynthia Daniel
  • Brittany Pollack
    American ballerina
  • Brittany Grace Lincicome
    American golfer
  • Brittany Ashton Holmes
    American actress
  • Brittany Joyce Elmslie
    Australian Olympic swimmer
  • Brittany Bell
    Miss Guam Universe 2014
  • Brittany Elizabeth Hogan Mayer
    Miss California USA 2014, runner,up Miss USA
  • Brittany Lee Hensel
    American conjoined twin and reality TV personality; twin sister Abigail "Abby" Hensel
  • Brittany Amanda Baxter
    Canadian soccer player
  • Brittany Byrnes
    Australian actress
  • Brittany Elizabeth Curran
    American actress
  • Brittany Renee Finamore
    American actress
  • (Morgan) Brittany McConnell
    American actress, twin sister (Megan) Brianna McConnell
  • Brittany Alexandra Tiplady
    Canadian actress
  • Brittany Underwood
    American actress
  • Brittany Flickinger
    American reality TV personality of "Paris Hilton's My New BFF"
  • Brittany Hargest
    singer of American Christian group Jump5
  • Brittany Broben
    Australian Olympic diver
  • Brittany Elizabeth Jackson
    American basketball player
  • Brittany "Bre" Scullark
    American model
  • Brittany "McKey" Sullivan
    American model
  • Brittany "Izzy" (Johnston) Judd
    violinist & wife of McFly member Harry Judd
  • Brittany Petros
    Actress, producer, casting director

Brittany in Pop Culture

  • Brittany Susan Pierce
    character on TV's "Glee"
  • Brittany Marsino
    character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
  • Brittany Miller
    chipmunk lead singer of The Chipettes
  • Brittany Weston
    character on TV's "Thirtysomething"
  • Brittany Marguerite
    character on YouTube show "Most Popular Girls in School"
  • Brittany Mathews
    character on YouTube show "Most Popular Girls in School"
  • Brittany Dobler
    character on TV's "The Red Band Society"
  • Brittany Ellis
    main character of Simone Elkeles's "Perfect Chemistry"
  • Brittany
    France
  • Brittany Biskit
    character in the 2012 "Littlest Pet Shop" animated series