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Brett

Boy

Meaning of Brett: English: 'from Brittany'

Brett is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1337th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1337

144 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

162,513

First recorded 1926 · peak 1986

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 3,851 babies1982: 4,142 babies1983: 4,060 babies1984: 4,173 babies1985: 4,423 babies1986: 4,904 babies1987: 4,556 babies1988: 4,473 babies1989: 4,550 babies1990: 4,472 babies19901991: 4,224 babies1992: 3,888 babies1993: 3,600 babies1994: 3,543 babies1995: 3,684 babies1996: 3,668 babies1997: 3,336 babies1998: 2,955 babies1999: 2,829 babies2000: 2,424 babies20002001: 2,001 babies2002: 1,891 babies2003: 1,646 babies2004: 1,606 babies2005: 1,417 babies2006: 1,098 babies2007: 976 babies2008: 1,098 babies2009: 780 babies2010: 748 babies20102011: 522 babies2012: 446 babies2013: 370 babies2014: 403 babies2015: 329 babies2016: 355 babies2017: 331 babies2018: 300 babies2019: 283 babies2020: 258 babies20202021: 221 babies2022: 237 babies2023: 199 babies2024: 222 babies2025: 144 babies
US babies named Brett per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 4,904.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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