Bret

BREHT /ˈbɹɛt/
boy 1 syllable trending up

Bret is an established variant of Brett that peaked in 1959 and has since faded.

Bret is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,883 for boy births in the United States (and #10,336 across all names), given to 20 babies. Bret first appears in 1926 and peaked in 1959 (1,839 births).

About the name Bret

PronunciationBREHT /ˈbɹɛt/
CultureEnglish
#4,883among boys 2025
#10,336among all names 2025
20boys 2025

Names similar to Bret

How popular is Bret?

Boys named Bret 20 in 2025
1926194019601980200020202025
Boys named Bret per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1926–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)
Girls named Bret
1968197019801990200020102011
Girls named Bret per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1926–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Bret total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
20252020#4,883
20242121#4,726
20232727#4,017
20222323#4,456
20212222#4,513
20201717#5,275
20192121#4,660
20183434#3,307
20172323#4,345
20163333#3,369
20153333#3,378
20144545#2,669
20133939#2,898
20124242#2,820
20117878#15,161#1,931
20108989#1,716
20099696#1,641
2008123123#1,380
2007116116#14,172#1,465
20069999#1,519
2005158158#13,240#1,094
2004160160#1,022
2003171171#956
2002196196#12,408#869
2001246246#714
2000282282#10,884#657
1999341341#12,921#580
1998314314#9,381#605
1997295#8,438#614
1996362#7,197#544
1995402#6,301#519
1994433#5,044#494
1993414#8,816#507
1992463#468
1991516#434
1990551#13,233#418
1989550#12,626#398
1988497#7,186#410
1987549#5,636#365
1986522#5,482#366
1985513#6,069#365
1984463#10,610#381
1983514#6,272#352
19821,104#9,358#217
1981544#5,600#342
1980415#10,570#400
1979490#359
1978381#396
1977415#385
1976505#341
1975462#359
1974509#342
1973541#322
1972633#8,413#293
1971740#7,476#284
1970878#6,435#260
1969791#264
1968846#7,101#246
1967837#243
1966860#243
1965743#274
1964786#275
1963787#274
1962787#274
1961741#284
19601,242#223
19591,839#170
19581,514#187
1957194#556
195681#831
195591#763
195482#795
195355#968
195248#1,045
195125#1,490
195034#1,233
194925#1,466
194819#1,709
194728#1,397
194612#2,158
194510#2,266
19448#2,657
194312#2,189
19419#2,507
194010#2,343
19265#4,276