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Britta

100% girls · 14 born in 2025

Britta has been given to about 3,682 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1986, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,540
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Britta per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1986 · 191
  • Born in 202514
  • All time3,682

How popular is Britta?

Its best year was 1986, when 191 babies were given the name, ranking 868th. The typical living American called Britta is about 37 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Britta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rita0.82
  2. Bria0.76
  3. Krista0.75
  4. Brisa0.76
  5. Trista0.75
  6. Crista0.75
  7. Brittany0.69
  8. Bernita0.71

Middle names for Britta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Britta Josephine0.84
  2. Britta Rose0.83
  3. Britta Louise0.83
  4. Britta June0.82
  5. Britta Pearl0.82
  6. Britta Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Britta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.86
  2. Aracelisister · 0.82
  3. Laceysister · 0.81
  4. Sashasister · 0.81
  5. Kareembrother · 0.81
  6. Alvarobrother · 0.81

Where Britta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Britta White0.78
  2. Britta Reyes0.78
  3. Britta Nguyen0.78
  4. Britta Moore0.78
  5. Britta Lee0.78
  6. Britta Hill0.78

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 Britta

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. France1900–2025

Britta across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.