Brett
#8,860 for girls in 2025, 11 births · #1,382 for boys in 2025, 133 births
Given to boys 97.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1986 · 4,729 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 21 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 159,109since 1926
Brett over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #8,860 | 11 | #1,382 | 133 |
| 2024 | #7,251 | 15 | #1,057 | 207 |
| 2023 | #8,486 | 12 | #1,128 | 187 |
| 2022 | #5,793 | 21 | #1,025 | 216 |
| 2021 | #5,955 | 20 | #1,064 | 201 |
| 2020 | #6,629 | 17 | #924 | 241 |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | #820 | 275 |
| 2018 | #8,617 | 12 | #788 | 288 |
| 2017 | #7,092 | 16 | #748 | 315 |
| 2016 | #5,796 | 22 | #733 | 333 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #745 | 324 |
| 2014 | #6,987 | 17 | #664 | 386 |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 | #669 | 360 |
| 2012 | #6,576 | 19 | #596 | 427 |
| 2011 | #9,150 | 12 | #508 | 510 |
| 2010 | #6,641 | 19 | #389 | 729 |
| 2009 | #8,454 | 14 | #392 | 766 |
| 2008 | #5,142 | 28 | #311 | 1,070 |
| 2007 | #7,092 | 18 | #333 | 958 |
| 2006 | #7,482 | 16 | #304 | 1,082 |
| 2005 | #4,704 | 28 | #243 | 1,389 |
| 2004 | #3,566 | 41 | #222 | 1,565 |
| 2003 | #4,109 | 32 | #217 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | #5,086 | 23 | #198 | 1,868 |
| 2001 | #3,549 | 37 | #188 | 1,964 |
| 2000 | #3,271 | 41 | #163 | 2,383 |
| 1999 | #2,527 | 56 | #137 | 2,773 |
| 1998 | #2,104 | 69 | #133 | 2,886 |
| 1997 | #2,070 | 68 | #116 | 3,268 |
| 1996 | #1,669 | 91 | #110 | 3,577 |
| 1995 | #1,401 | 117 | #106 | 3,567 |
| 1994 | #1,465 | 108 | #107 | 3,435 |
| 1993 | #2,351 | 54 | #102 | 3,546 |
| 1992 | #2,078 | 65 | #97 | 3,823 |
| 1991 | #1,958 | 71 | #88 | 4,153 |
| 1990 | #1,828 | 78 | #84 | 4,394 |
| 1989 | #1,288 | 122 | #81 | 4,428 |
| 1988 | #1,420 | 98 | #73 | 4,375 |
| 1987 | #1,156 | 127 | #71 | 4,429 |
| 1986 | #917 | 175 | #69 | 4,729 |
| 1985 | #1,365 | 95 | #70 | 4,328 |
| 1984 | #1,490 | 77 | #72 | 4,096 |
| 1983 | #1,389 | 85 | #73 | 3,975 |
| 1982 | #1,178 | 116 | #72 | 4,026 |
| 1981 | #1,559 | 76 | #79 | 3,775 |
| 1980 | #1,502 | 79 | #96 | 3,128 |
| 1979 | #1,569 | 73 | #98 | 2,997 |
| 1978 | #1,569 | 69 | #112 | 2,305 |
| 1977 | #1,429 | 78 | #109 | 2,489 |
| 1976 | #1,286 | 85 | #109 | 2,415 |
| 1975 | #1,527 | 66 | #92 | 2,779 |
| 1974 | #1,334 | 79 | #95 | 2,677 |
| 1973 | #1,589 | 58 | #88 | 3,030 |
| 1972 | #1,565 | 59 | #80 | 3,503 |
| 1971 | #1,877 | 46 | #90 | 3,357 |
| 1970 | #1,904 | 45 | #99 | 3,370 |
| 1969 | #1,835 | 45 | #94 | 3,183 |
| 1968 | #2,246 | 29 | #105 | 2,901 |
| 1967 | #2,212 | 29 | #111 | 2,790 |
| 1966 | #2,094 | 31 | #118 | 2,575 |
| 1965 | #2,204 | 29 | #132 | 2,342 |
| 1964 | #1,947 | 37 | #129 | 2,551 |
| 1963 | #1,952 | 36 | #129 | 2,610 |
| 1962 | #2,414 | 25 | #141 | 2,494 |
| 1961 | #3,318 | 15 | #159 | 2,069 |
| 1960 | #2,729 | 20 | #151 | 2,320 |
| 1959 | #2,760 | 18 | #154 | 2,226 |
| 1958 | #2,376 | 23 | #155 | 2,135 |
| 1957 | #2,823 | 17 | #293 | 653 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #376 | 393 |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | #341 | 464 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #342 | 430 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #437 | 265 |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #445 | 251 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #451 | 223 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #449 | 215 |
| 1949 | — | #569 | 139 | |
| 1948 | — | #563 | 140 | |
| 1947 | — | #707 | 94 | |
| 1946 | — | #967 | 48 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,296 | 26 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,630 | 18 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,399 | 25 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,381 | 25 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,633 | 18 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,894 | 14 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,288 | 10 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,646 | 8 | |
| 1937 | — | #3,518 | 5 | |
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| 1935 | — | #3,645 | 5 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,679 | 5 | |
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| 1932 | — | #3,776 | 5 | |
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| 1929 | — | #3,959 | 5 | |
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| 1926 | — | #4,201 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Brett! It came in at #4,201, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1926–1937, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Brett is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kansas#41 · 1 in 157
- Utah#43 · 1 in 163
- Iowa#45 · 1 in 182
- South Dakota#50 · 1 in 194
- Delaware#50 · 1 in 223
Best ever in a state: #28 in Idaho, 1970.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | #41 | 116 | 1 in 157 |
| Utah | #43 | 117 | 1 in 163 |
| Iowa | #45 | 120 | 1 in 182 |
| Delaware | #50 | 17 | 1 in 223 |
| South Dakota | #50 | 28 | 1 in 194 |
| Nebraska | #51 | 63 | 1 in 196 |
| North Dakota | #55 | 27 | 1 in 218 |
| Wisconsin | #55 | 130 | 1 in 266 |
| Wyoming | #56 | 20 | 1 in 201 |
| Missouri | #57 | 135 | 1 in 271 |
| Montana | #57 | 29 | 1 in 200 |
| Idaho | #60 | 31 | 1 in 264 |
| Connecticut | #66 | 47 | 1 in 379 |
| New Hampshire | #66 | 19 | 1 in 323 |
| Washington | #68 | 93 | 1 in 342 |
| Pennsylvania | #70 | 211 | 1 in 367 |
| Ohio | #71 | 208 | 1 in 388 |
| Indiana | #72 | 107 | 1 in 375 |
| Michigan | #72 | 156 | 1 in 421 |
| Colorado | #73 | 66 | 1 in 361 |
| Illinois | #73 | 213 | 1 in 397 |
| Minnesota | #74 | 85 | 1 in 386 |
| New Jersey | #75 | 97 | 1 in 438 |
| Louisiana | #77 | 98 | 1 in 374 |
| Oregon | #78 | 50 | 1 in 401 |
| Nevada | #82 | 15 | 1 in 378 |
| Oklahoma | #88 | 52 | 1 in 453 |
| Alaska | #89 | 10 | 1 in 402 |
| Florida | #89 | 120 | 1 in 525 |
| Massachusetts | #89 | 55 | 1 in 650 |
| Maryland | #91 | 47 | 1 in 515 |
| New York | #91 | 200 | 1 in 568 |
| Arizona | #96 | 50 | 1 in 463 |
| Maine | #97 | 14 | 1 in 502 |
| West Virginia | #104 | 20 | 1 in 646 |
| Kentucky | #106 | 41 | 1 in 660 |
| California | #107 | 373 | 1 in 539 |
| Arkansas | #111 | 28 | 1 in 546 |
| Georgia | #111 | 68 | 1 in 592 |
| Vermont | #112 | 5 | 1 in 641 |
| Rhode Island | #113 | 7 | 1 in 815 |
| Virginia | #117 | 46 | 1 in 751 |
| South Carolina | #134 | 29 | 1 in 728 |
| Tennessee | #134 | 38 | 1 in 852 |
| North Carolina | #154 | 37 | 1 in 1,022 |
| Alabama | #160 | 27 | 1 in 975 |
| Texas | #164 | 173 | 1 in 796 |
| New Mexico | #185 | 12 | 1 in 929 |
| Mississippi | #202 | 16 | 1 in 1,203 |
| Hawaii | #234 | 6 | 1 in 1,137 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Brett
- 325 spots since 2024 (#1,057 → #1,382)
- 458 spots since 2020 (#924 → #1,382)
- 637 spots since 2015 (#745 → #1,382)
- Biggest jump: 329 spots in 1946 (#1,296 → #967)
- Biggest drop: 140 spots in 2021 (#924 → #1,064)
- Debuted 1926
- Peaked 1986 at #69 (4,729 births)
- Births halved by 2001, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 21 yrs · run 1979–1992
- Top 1,000: 75 yrs · run 1946–2020
- Highest: 1 in 389 boys born in 1986 were named Brett (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 12,843 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 26.0% of all boys named Brett (41,289) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 10 | #3,959 (1929) | #4,080 |
| 1930s | 38 | #2,288 (1939) | #3,259 |
| 1940s | 547 | #563 (1948) | #1,204 |
| 1950s | 7,255 | #154 (1959) | #344 |
| 1960s | 25,835 | #94 (1969) | #127 |
| 1970s | 28,922 | #80 (1972) | #97 |
| 1980s | 41,289 | #69 (1986) | #76 |
| 1990s | 35,422 | #84 (1990) | #108 |
| 2000s | 14,659 | #163 (2000) | #257 |
| 2010s | 3,947 | #389 (2010) | #666 |
| 2020s | 1,185 | #924 (2020) | #1,097 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Brett in 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 21,948 of them was named Brett, which outranked 87.2% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,549Latrina77
- #1,549Paulina77
- #1,549Shaniqua77
- #1,559Brett76
- #1,559Afton76
- #1,559Chris76
- #1,559Elida76
- #1,568Aleah75
- #1,568Catharine75
- #1,568Janee75
Tied with 8 names at #1,559; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 474 of them was named Brett, which outranked 98.9% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.