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Brittan
How to Pronounce Brittan
Pronounced BRIT-uhn /ˈbrɪtən/Medium
Meaning: Brittan reads as a masculine respelling of Brittany, itself from the region of Brittany in France, whose name traces to the Britons and ultimately to Britain. As a boy's name it leans on the place and surname sense rather than the girls' name.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Brittan is best read as a masculine respelling of Brittany, the French region whose name comes from the Britons, the Celtic people of Britain. Used for boys, it draws on that place and surname layer rather than the popular girls' name of the same decade. It appears in United States records from the late 1970s and reached a small high in the mid-1980s, never common and given to only a couple dozen boys a year.
A boy named Brittan at that mid-1980s high would be around forty now. The spelling never caught on the way the girls' Brittany did, and it remains an uncommon, of-its-era choice tied to the sound of Britain.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Brittan mean?
It is a respelling of Brittany, from the region of the Britons, and so is tied to the name Britain.
How do you pronounce Brittan?
It's said BRIT-uhn /ˈbrɪtən/, two syllables.
Is Brittan a boy or girl name?
This spelling is used here as a boy's name, though the sound is shared with the girls' Brittany.
How popular is Brittan?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak in the mid-eighties.