How popular is the name Brett?

Brett ranks 196th among boys' names in US records, with 192,402 births since 1926. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,839.

Is Brett a unisex name?

No. Brett is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1986, when 5,240 children were given the name. It has been in use for 99 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Bret. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#196 of boy names

Pronounced B R EH1 T (ARPABET)

Brett is a boys' name, and first appears in 1926. It has been given to 192,402 children — the 196th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 67% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1986, when 5,240 children were given it.

Bret is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1986Boys: 5,240Girls: 188

These spellings sound identical to Brett and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Brett?: Brett ranks 196th among boys' names in US records, with 192,402 births since 1926. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,839.
Is Brett a unisex name?: No. Brett is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Brett most popular?: 1986, when 5,240 children were given the name. It has been in use for 99 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Brett spelled?: Bret. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.