British*
#14,010 most common girls' name of all time · #23,171 across all names · 9% male / 91% female · used 1969–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#14,010
Rank overall
#23,171 of 105,966
First appeared
1969
Years on the list
33 of 146
All-time
331
Since 2016
111
Peak year
1989 #5,708
Best rank
#4,770 1988
Girls
Boys
peak 21/yr
British first appears in 1969. 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
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,542 |
| 2024 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,836 |
| 2023 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,811 |
| 2022 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,516 |
| 2021 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,491 |
| 2020 | 10 | 5 | 15 | #9,734 |
| 2019 | 11 | 5 | 16 | #9,266 |
| 2018 | 17 | — | 17 | #6,880 |
| 2017 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,964 |
| 2016 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,722 |
| 2015 | 21 | — | 21 | #6,106 |
| 2014 | 20 | — | 20 | #6,293 |
| 2011 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,296 |
| 2005 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,339 |
| 1999 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,007 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,313 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,134 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,243 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,817 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,299 |
| 1992 | 10 | 5 | 15 | #8,333 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,055 |
| 1990 | 13 | 5 | 18 | #6,629 |
| 1989 | 15 | 6 | 21 | #5,708 |
| 1988 | 18 | — | 18 | #4,770 |
| 1987 | 7 | 5 | 12 | #9,223 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | 7 | #9,005 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,369 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,013 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,580 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,227 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,205 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | 6 | #7,357 |