Brett
A surname for a Breton, one of the Bretons who came over with the Normans.
1986peak year
No. 69best rank (1986)
162,513babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Brett first shows up in the national records in 1926. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 21 different years between 1969 and 1992. Its biggest year was 1986, when 4,729 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 69 nationally. All told, 162,513 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Bret (30,051), Brette (612) (total births since 1880)
Explore Brett interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 10 | No. 3959 |
| 1930s | 38 | No. 2288 |
| 1940s | 547 | No. 563 |
| 1950s | 7,255 | No. 154 |
| 1960s | 25,835 | No. 94 |
| 1970s | 28,922 | No. 80 |
| 1980s | 41,289 | No. 69 |
| 1990s | 35,422 | No. 84 |
| 2000s | 14,659 | No. 163 |
| 2010s | 3,947 | No. 389 |
| 2020s | 1,185 | No. 924 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.