Brett Boy
How popular is Brett?
#1,382 boy name in 2025
133 baby boys were named Brett in the US in 2025, making it the 1382nd most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
Brett popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,382 for boys (▼ 325 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 133 boys, 11 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-59% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #745 in 2015, #924 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1986 (4,729 boys) |
| Highest rank | #69 in 1986 |
| First recorded | 1926 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 94% boys, 6% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Brett counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Brett family of names ranked #1,145 for boys in 2025 (#917 the year before), with 153 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brett | 133 | 87% |
| Bret | 20 | 13% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Brett is most popular
Babies named Brett per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Louisiana: 0.2 per 1,000 (25 boys)
- Missouri: 0.2 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.2 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- Wisconsin: 0.2 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.2 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Brett by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 10 | #3,957 |
| 1930s | 38 | #2,288 |
| 1940s | 547 | #562 |
| 1950s | 7,255 | #154 |
| 1960s | 25,835 | #94 |
| 1970s | 28,922 | #80 |
| 1980s | 41,289 | #69 |
| 1990s | 35,422 | #84 |
| 2000s | 14,659 | #163 |
| 2010s | 3,947 | #389 |
| 2020s | 1,185 | #924 |
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Questions
- Is Brett a boy or girl name?
- Brett is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Brett were boys.
- How popular is the name Brett?
- 133 baby boys were named Brett in the US in 2025, making it the 1382nd most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
- When was Brett most popular?
- Brett peaked in 1986, when 4,729 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #69 in 1986.
- How many people are named Brett?
- 162,513 babies have been named Brett in the US since 1880. We estimate about 149,543 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 41.
- Where is Brett most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Brett was most common in Louisiana, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.