Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Brit*

#5,595 most common boys' name of all time · #13,938 across all names · 81% male / 19% female · used 1921–2020 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#5,595
Rank overall
#13,938 of 105,966
First appeared
1921
Years on the list
65 of 146
All-time
775
Since 2016
5
Peak year
1989 #3,252
Best rank
#2,096 1970
Girls Boys peak 24/yr
19401960198020002020

Brit first appears in 1921. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2020 — 5 5 #12,226
2015 — 6 6 #10,809
2014 6 — 6 —
2013 — 7 7 #9,813
2011 — 6 6 #10,990
2010 — 5 5 #12,440
2009 — 5 5 #12,731
2008 — 8 8 #9,127
2007 — 5 5 #12,592
2006 — 11 11 #6,987
2005 — 9 9 #7,766
2004 — 9 9 #7,647
2003 — 8 8 #7,984
2002 7 8 15 #7,772
2000 — 6 6 #9,297
1999 — 5 5 #10,140
1998 — 5 5 #9,868
1997 5 — 5 —
1996 5 5 10 #9,219
1995 6 8 14 #6,522
1994 7 10 17 #5,556
1993 — 12 12 #4,774
1992 — 16 16 #3,804
1991 8 12 20 #4,546
1990 6 15 21 #3,837
1989 6 18 24 #3,252
1988 8 11 19 #4,258
1987 — 18 18 #2,879
1986 7 15 22 #3,178
1985 — 13 13 #3,474
1984 7 7 14 #5,152
1983 8 6 14 #5,718
1982 9 10 19 #4,074
1981 — 12 12 #3,487
1980 — 15 15 #3,014
1979 7 13 20 #3,258
1978 6 6 12 #5,287
1977 — 9 9 #3,951
1976 6 8 14 #4,172
1975 8 8 16 #4,088
1974 6 7 13 #4,363
1973 7 7 14 #4,219
1972 6 9 15 #3,482
1971 — 14 14 #2,627
1970 — 19 19 #2,096
1969 — 12 12 #2,635
1968 6 13 19 #2,396
1967 — 13 13 #2,311
1966 — 12 12 #2,422
1965 — 11 11 #2,573
1964 — 15 15 #2,184
1963 — 14 14 #2,276
1962 — 11 11 #2,627
1961 — 13 13 #2,384
1960 — 13 13 #2,395
1959 — 13 13 #2,385
1958 — 11 11 #2,604
1957 — 13 13 #2,353
1956 — 7 7 #3,430
1954 — 9 9 #2,897
1953 — 11 11 #2,499
1952 — 9 9 #2,836
1951 — 6 6 #3,621
1937 — 5 5 #3,936
1921 — 6 6 #4,264