Britt
Meaning and origin
Short form of Britta, a contraction of Birgitta. First recorded in Sweden in 1883.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Britt (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | 2 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 23,456 |
| 2000 | 23,090 |
| 2001 | 22,750 |
| 2002 | 22,394 |
| 2003 | 22,017 |
| 2004 | 21,604 |
| 2005 | 21,201 |
| 2006 | 20,848 |
| 2007 | 20,529 |
| 2008 | 20,206 |
| 2009 | 19,831 |
| 2010 | 19,404 |
| 2011 | 19,015 |
| 2012 | 18,581 |
| 2013 | 18,158 |
| 2014 | 17,783 |
| 2015 | 17,349 |
| 2016 | 16,934 |
| 2017 | 16,454 |
| 2018 | 15,985 |
| 2019 | 15,540 |
| 2020 | 15,000 |
Britt in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Britt.Hi! My name is Britt.
- Har du träffat Britt? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Britt? She started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Britt i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Britt this afternoon.
- Britts mamma är lärare.Britt's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Britts mamma is Britt's mum.
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Questions about Britt
How do you pronounce Britt in Swedish?
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What does the name Britt mean?
Short form of Britta, a contraction of Birgitta. First recorded in Sweden in 1883.
How popular is Britt in Sweden?
2 babies were named Britt in 2022. In 2020, 15,000 people in Sweden had Britt as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.