Brett

Given to 162,513 US babies since 1926

▼ Falling −32% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#8860
recorded as girls
#1382
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
144
girls 11 · boys 133
Peak year
1986
4,729 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
162,513
since 1926

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Brett was most popular in 1986, when 4,729 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 133 babies were named Brett, ranking #1382 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 32%.00.751.52.25318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1986 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Brett was most popular in 1986, when 4,729 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 133 babies were named Brett, ranking #1382 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 32%.00.751.52.2531880192019602000Peak 1986

Brett was most popular in 1986, when 4,729 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 133 babies were named Brett, ranking #1382 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 32%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 11 8860 133 1382
2024 15 7251 207 1057
2023 12 8486 187 1128
2022 21 5793 216 1025
2021 20 5955 201 1064
2020 17 6629 241 924
2019 8 11356 275 820
2018 12 8617 288 788
2017 16 7092 315 748
2016 22 5796 333 733
2015 5 16419 324 745
2014 17 6987 386 664
2013 10 10235 360 669
2012 19 6576 427 596
2011 12 9150 510 508
2010 19 6641 729 389
2009 14 8454 766 392
2008 28 5142 1,070 311
2007 18 7092 958 333
2006 16 7482 1,082 304
2005 28 4704 1,389 243
2004 41 3566 1,565 222
2003 32 4109 1,614 217
2002 23 5086 1,868 198
2001 37 3549 1,964 188
2000 41 3271 2,383 163
1999 56 2527 2,773 137
1998 69 2104 2,886 133
1997 68 2070 3,268 116
1996 91 1669 3,577 110
1995 117 1401 3,567 106
1994 108 1465 3,435 107
1993 54 2351 3,546 102
1992 65 2078 3,823 97
1991 71 1958 4,153 88
1990 78 1828 4,394 84
1989 122 1288 4,428 81
1988 98 1420 4,375 73
1987 127 1156 4,429 71
1986 175 917 4,729 69
1985 95 1365 4,328 70
1984 77 1490 4,096 72
1983 85 1389 3,975 73
1982 116 1178 4,026 72
1981 76 1559 3,775 79
1980 79 1502 3,128 96
1979 73 1569 2,997 98
1978 69 1569 2,305 112
1977 78 1429 2,489 109
1976 85 1286 2,415 109
1975 66 1527 2,779 92
1974 79 1334 2,677 95
1973 58 1589 3,030 88
1972 59 1565 3,503 80
1971 46 1877 3,357 90
1970 45 1904 3,370 99
1969 45 1835 3,183 94
1968 29 2246 2,901 105
1967 29 2212 2,790 111
1966 31 2094 2,575 118
1965 29 2204 2,342 132
1964 37 1947 2,551 129
1963 36 1952 2,610 129
1962 25 2414 2,494 141
1961 15 3318 2,069 159
1960 20 2729 2,320 151
1959 18 2760 2,226 154
1958 23 2376 2,135 155
1957 17 2823 653 293
1956 6 5325 393 376
1955 7 4740 464 341
1954 7 4655 430 342
1953 8 4226 265 437
1952 9 3796 251 445
1951 7 4385 223 451
1950 7 4315 215 449
1949 <5 — 139 569
1948 <5 — 140 563
1947 <5 — 94 707
1946 <5 — 48 967
1945 <5 — 26 1296
1944 <5 — 18 1630
1943 <5 — 25 1399
1942 <5 — 25 1381
1941 <5 — 18 1633
1940 <5 — 14 1894
1939 <5 — 10 2288
1938 <5 — 8 2646
1937 <5 — 5 3518
1936 <5 — <5 —
1935 <5 — 5 3645
1934 <5 — 5 3679
1933 <5 — <5 —
1932 <5 — 5 3776
1931 <5 — <5 —
1930 <5 — <5 —
1929 <5 — 5 3959
1928 <5 — <5 —
1927 <5 — <5 —
1926 <5 — 5 4201

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Other spellings

Bert · 34,242 Bret · 30,051 Brette · 612

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Where Brett is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 2% · boys 98% across all years