Bret

Given to 30,051 US babies since 1926

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#4857

recorded as boys

156 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 20

Peak year

1959

1,839 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

30,051

since 1926

Born a Bret? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Bret was most popular in 1959, when 1,839 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.86 per 1,000). In 2025, 20 babies were named Bret, ranking #4857 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	20	4857
2024	<5	—	21	4701
2023	<5	—	27	4002
2022	<5	—	23	4442
2021	<5	—	22	4494
2020	<5	—	17	5235
2019	<5	—	21	4639
2018	<5	—	34	3301
2017	<5	—	23	4331
2016	<5	—	33	3358
2015	<5	—	33	3365
2014	<5	—	45	2661
2013	<5	—	39	2895
2012	<5	—	42	2811
2011	6	14824	72	1927
2010	<5	—	89	1713
2009	<5	—	96	1638
2008	<5	—	123	1380
2007	7	13924	109	1464
2006	<5	—	99	1519
2005	7	13010	151	1093
2004	<5	—	160	1022
2003	<5	—	171	956
2002	7	12187	189	868
2001	<5	—	246	714
2000	8	10745	274	657
1999	6	12688	335	580
1998	9	9260	305	604
1997	10	8334	285	614
1996	12	7130	350	543
1995	14	6257	388	519
1994	19	5016	414	494
1993	9	8719	405	507
1992	<5	—	463	468
1991	<5	—	516	432
1990	5	12958	546	418
1989	5	12362	545	398
1988	10	7111	487	410
1987	13	5613	536	365
1986	13	5459	509	366
1985	11	6031	502	365
1984	5	10422	458	381
1983	10	6212	504	352
1982	6	9237	1,098	217
1981	12	5571	532	342
1980	5	10392	410	400
1979	<5	—	490	359
1978	<5	—	381	396
1977	<5	—	415	385
1976	<5	—	505	341
1975	<5	—	462	359
1974	<5	—	509	342
1973	<5	—	541	322
1972	5	8292	628	293
1971	6	7388	734	284
1970	7	6362	871	260
1969	<5	—	791	264
1968	5	7016	841	246
1967	<5	—	837	243
1966	<5	—	860	243
1965	<5	—	743	274
1964	<5	—	786	275
1963	<5	—	787	274
1962	<5	—	787	274
1961	<5	—	741	284
1960	<5	—	1,242	223
1959	<5	—	1,839	170
1958	<5	—	1,514	187
1957	<5	—	194	556
1956	<5	—	81	831
1955	<5	—	91	763
1954	<5	—	82	795
1953	<5	—	55	966
1952	<5	—	48	1044
1951	<5	—	25	1489
1950	<5	—	34	1232
1949	<5	—	25	1462
1948	<5	—	19	1703
1947	<5	—	28	1394
1946	<5	—	12	2143
1945	<5	—	10	2242
1944	<5	—	8	2633
1943	<5	—	12	2182
1942	<5	—	<5	—
1941	<5	—	9	2491
1940	<5	—	10	2322
1939	<5	—	<5	—
1938	<5	—	<5	—
1937	<5	—	<5	—
1936	<5	—	<5	—
1935	<5	—	<5	—
1934	<5	—	<5	—
1933	<5	—	<5	—
1932	<5	—	<5	—
1931	<5	—	<5	—
1930	<5	—	<5	—
1929	<5	—	<5	—
1928	<5	—	<5	—
1927	<5	—	<5	—
1926	<5	—	5	4201