TheNameDBBrett
M FBrett is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 162,372 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 158,979 as boys and 3,393 as girls. Brett gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1986 and has since declined significantly.
Popularity Over Time
Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 220 |
| 2023 | 199 |
| 2022 | 237 |
| 2021 | 221 |
| 2020 | 258 |
| 2019 | 283 |
| 2018 | 300 |
| 2017 | 331 |
| 2016 | 355 |
| 2015 | 329 |
| 2014 | 403 |
| 2013 | 370 |
| 2012 | 446 |
| 2011 | 522 |
| 2010 | 748 |
| 2009 | 780 |
| 2008 | 1,098 |
| 2007 | 976 |
| 2006 | 1,098 |
| 2005 | 1,417 |
| 2004 | 1,606 |
| 2003 | 1,646 |
| 2002 | 1,891 |
| 2001 | 2,001 |
| 2000 | 2,424 |
| 1999 | 2,829 |
| 1998 | 2,955 |
| 1997 | 3,336 |
| 1996 | 3,668 |
| 1995 | 3,684 |
| 1994 | 3,543 |
| 1993 | 3,599 |
| 1992 | 3,888 |
| 1991 | 4,223 |
| 1990 | 4,471 |
| 1989 | 4,550 |
| 1988 | 4,473 |
| 1987 | 4,556 |
| 1986 | 4,906 |
| 1985 | 4,423 |
| 1984 | 4,175 |
| 1983 | 4,060 |
| 1982 | 4,142 |
| 1981 | 3,851 |
| 1980 | 3,207 |
| 1979 | 3,070 |
| 1978 | 2,374 |
| 1977 | 2,566 |
| 1976 | 2,502 |
| 1975 | 2,845 |
| 1974 | 2,756 |
| 1973 | 3,089 |
| 1972 | 3,562 |
| 1971 | 3,405 |
| 1970 | 3,415 |
| 1969 | 3,229 |
| 1968 | 2,929 |
| 1967 | 2,819 |
| 1966 | 2,606 |
| 1965 | 2,372 |
| 1964 | 2,588 |
| 1963 | 2,645 |
| 1962 | 2,520 |
| 1961 | 2,082 |
| 1960 | 2,340 |
| 1959 | 2,244 |
| 1958 | 2,158 |
| 1957 | 670 |
| 1956 | 399 |
| 1955 | 471 |
| 1954 | 437 |
| 1953 | 273 |
| 1952 | 260 |
| 1951 | 230 |
| 1950 | 222 |
| 1949 | 139 |
| 1948 | 140 |
| 1947 | 94 |
| 1946 | 48 |
| 1945 | 26 |
| 1944 | 18 |
| 1943 | 25 |
| 1942 | 25 |
| 1941 | 18 |
| 1940 | 15 |
| 1939 | 10 |
| 1938 | 8 |
| 1937 | 5 |
| 1935 | 5 |
| 1934 | 5 |
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1929 | 5 |
| 1926 | 5 |