Brita

Brita

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Brita first appears in the data in 1916 and has been recorded in 75 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1981 with 41 babies (rank #2,378 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Brita

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Brita yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,097

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1916	5	#4,508
1917	6	#4,159
1930	6	#4,101
1939	5	#4,330
1945	6	#4,073
1946	5	#5,033
1947	6	#4,812
1948	10	#3,373
1949	7	#4,280
1950	7	#4,362
1951	7	#4,421
1952	7	#4,529
1953	7	#4,635
1954	7	#4,711
1955	7	#4,788
1956	5	#6,043
1957	5	#6,166
1958	10	#3,956
1959	12	#3,637
1960	16	#3,102
1961	10	#4,279
1962	26	#2,363
1963	13	#3,643
1964	16	#3,259
1965	12	#3,762
1966	16	#3,158
1967	18	#2,974
1968	15	#3,470
1969	14	#3,798
1970	14	#4,058
1971	25	#2,811
1972	17	#3,558
1973	19	#3,356
1974	16	#3,877
1975	22	#3,168
1976	17	#3,826
1977	28	#2,843
1978	25	#3,106
1979	25	#3,253
1980	31	#2,876
1981	41	#2,378
1982	25	#3,349
1983	21	#3,695
1984	21	#3,745
1985	19	#4,143
1986	27	#3,285
1987	28	#3,264
1988	23	#3,906
1989	26	#3,796
1990	40	#2,856
1991	25	#4,074
1992	18	#5,296
1993	20	#4,851
1994	27	#3,909
1995	19	#5,042
1996	21	#4,756
1997	13	#6,912
1998	14	#6,765
1999	9	#9,615
2000	13	#7,650
2001	11	#8,864
2002	13	#7,898
2003	5	#16,179
2004	5	#16,533
2005	10	#10,253
2006	10	#10,724
2007	7	#14,182
2008	6	#15,739
2010	9	#11,422
2012	7	#13,746
2013	13	#8,677
2015	5	#16,916
2016	9	#11,034
2019	7	#12,677
2021	5	#15,672

Year

Babies

Rank

1916

#4,508

1917

#4,159

1930

#4,101

1939

#4,330

1945

#4,073

1946

#5,033

1947

#4,812

1948

#3,373

1949

#4,280

1950

#4,362

1951

#4,421

1952

#4,529

1953

#4,635

1954

#4,711

1955

#4,788

1956

#6,043

1957

#6,166

1958

#3,956

1959

#3,637

1960

#3,102

1961

#4,279

1962

#2,363

1963

#3,643

1964

#3,259

1965

#3,762

1966

#3,158

1967

#2,974

1968

#3,470

1969

#3,798

1970

#4,058

1971

#2,811

1972

#3,558

1973

#3,356

1974

#3,877

1975

#3,168

1976

#3,826

1977

#2,843

1978

#3,106

1979

#3,253

1980

#2,876

1981

#2,378

1982

#3,349

1983

#3,695

1984

#3,745

1985

#4,143

1986

#3,285

1987

#3,264

1988

#3,906

1989

#3,796

1990

#2,856

1991

#4,074

1992

#5,296

1993

#4,851

1994

#3,909

1995

#5,042

1996

#4,756

1997

#6,912

1998

#6,765

1999

#9,615

2000

#7,650

2001

#8,864

2002

#7,898

2003

#16,179

2004

#16,533

2005

#10,253

2006

#10,724

2007

#14,182

2008

#15,739

2010

#11,422

2012

#13,746

2013

#8,677

2015

#16,916

2016

#11,034

2019

#12,677

2021

#15,672

Numerology of Brita

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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