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British

/ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/ · 91% girls · 6 born in 2025

British has been given to about 331 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 326
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named British per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1989 · 21
  • Born in 20256
  • All time331

How popular is British?

Its best year was 1989, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 5577th. The typical living American called British is about 21 years old today.

Names that sound like British

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Brigid0.58
  2. Brittni0.58
  3. Britni0.58
  4. Brittani0.51
  5. Brigitte0.51
  6. Britney0.50
  7. Brittany0.49
  8. Brisa0.50

Middle names for British

Ranked by flow score
  1. British Anne0.81
  2. British Eve0.80
  3. British Elizabeth0.78
  4. British Catherine0.78
  5. British Josephine0.78
  6. British Rose0.77

Sibling names for British

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Whitleysister · 0.76
  2. Westleybrother · 0.73
  3. Ariellesister · 0.69
  4. Emeraldsister · 0.68
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.68
  6. Yousefbrother · 0.67

Where British is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. British Anderson0.77
    2. British Reyes0.72
    3. British Nguyen0.72
    4. British Moore0.72
    5. British Lee0.72
    6. British Green0.72

    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 British

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. 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.