EveryBabyNames

Brett

4 countries#1382 in United States, 2025
US
#1382
in United States, 2025
SCOT
344
total births, Scotland
FR
77
total births, France
NI
37
total births, Northern Ireland
Total births recorded
162,971
Peak year (United States)
1986
Peak-year count
4,904
First recorded
1926

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Brett was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesScotlandFranceNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

162,513 births recorded 1926–2025 · currently #1382 · peaked in 1986 with 4,904 births

Most common in: California, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Scotland

344 births recorded 1974–2012 · peaked in 1994 with 19 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

France

77 births recorded 1959–2008 · peaked in 1985 with 7 births

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

37 births recorded 1997–2008 · peaked in 1998 with 7 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Brett’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#304
2007#333↓29
2008#311↑22
2009#392↓81
2010#389↑3
2011#508↓119
2012#596↓88
2013#669↓73
2014#664↑5
2015#745↓81
2016#733↑12
2017#748↓15
2018#788↓40
2019#820↓32
2020#924↓104
2021#1064↓140
2022#1025↑39
2023#1128↓103
2024#1057↑71
2025#1382↓325

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