Bret

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Bret is a given name used predominantly for boys. There have been 30,030 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 29,798 as boys and 232 as girls. Bret gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1959 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 21
2023 27
2022 23
2021 22
2020 17
2019 21
2018 34
2017 23
2016 33
2015 33
2014 45
2013 39
2012 42
2011 78
2010 89
2009 96
2008 123
2007 116
2006 99
2005 158
2004 160
2003 171
2002 196
2001 246
2000 282
1999 341
1998 314
1997 295
1996 362
1995 402
1994 433
1993 414
1992 463
1991 516
1990 551
1989 550
1988 497
1987 550
1986 522
1985 513
1984 463
1983 514
1982 1,104
1981 544
1980 415
1979 490
1978 381
1977 415
1976 505
1975 462
1974 509
1973 541
1972 633
1971 740
1970 878
1969 791
1968 846
1967 836
1966 860
1965 743
1964 787
1963 787
1962 786
1961 740
1960 1,242
1959 1,839
1958 1,514
1957 194
1956 81
1955 91
1954 82
1953 55
1952 48
1951 25
1950 34
1949 25
1948 19
1947 28
1946 12
1945 10
1944 8
1943 12
1941 9
1940 10
1926 5