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Unisex name

Brit

/ˈbɹɪt/ · 19% girls, 81% boys · last recorded 2020

Brit has been given to about 775 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈbɹɪt/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 682
Median age today44 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Brit per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1989 · 24
  • Born in 20250
  • All time775

How popular is Brit?

Its best year was 1989, when 24 babies were given the name, ranking 11024th. The typical living American called Brit is about 44 years old today.

Names that sound like Brit

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Britt0.90
  2. Bria0.64
  3. Kit0.62
  4. Bridget0.60
  5. Bret0.60
  6. Brett0.57
  7. Bridgett0.58
  8. Briggs0.58

Middle names for Brit

Ranked by flow score
  1. Brit Alice0.78
  2. Brit Opal0.77
  3. Brit Noelle0.77
  4. Brit Iris0.74
  5. Brit Ivy0.74
  6. Brit Catherine0.74

Sibling names for Brit

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.73
  2. Larasister · 0.70
  3. Dereckbrother · 0.70
  4. Alisonsister · 0.70
  5. Claybrother · 0.69
  6. Andrebrother · 0.68

Where Brit is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Brit Evans0.73
    2. Brit Edwards0.73
    3. Brit Anderson0.73
    4. Brit Allen0.73
    5. Brit Adams0.73
    6. Brit Walker0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Brit

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. Norway1945–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.