Britta
A girls’ name of Old Norse origin, meaning noble; a form of Brigid or Britta.
Babies a year
48
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Britta by the numbers
Britta was given to 48 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 191 babies in 1986, making it a 1980s name.
Other names that come from Brigid
Like Britta, each of these traces back to Brigid: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Britta. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Britta, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Britta
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