Brett is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1986 and has since faded.
Brett is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,382 among boys (133) and #8,961 among girls (11) — overall #2,776 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 144 | 144 | #8,961 | #1,382 |
| 2024 | 222 | 222 | #7,312 | #1,058 |
| 2023 | 199 | 199 | #8,576 | #1,130 |
| 2022 | 237 | 237 | #5,819 | #1,027 |
| 2021 | 221 | 221 | #5,990 | #1,064 |
| 2020 | 258 | 258 | #6,682 | #925 |
| 2019 | 283 | 283 | #11,549 | #820 |
| 2018 | 300 | 300 | #8,704 | #788 |
| 2017 | 331 | 331 | #7,152 | #748 |
| 2016 | 355 | 355 | #5,830 | #733 |
| 2015 | 329 | 329 | #16,902 | #745 |
| 2014 | 403 | 403 | #7,045 | #664 |
| 2013 | 370 | 370 | #10,396 | #669 |
| 2012 | 446 | 446 | #6,646 | #596 |
| 2011 | 522 | 522 | #9,261 | #509 |
| 2010 | 748 | 748 | #6,695 | #389 |
| 2009 | 780 | 780 | #8,525 | #392 |
| 2008 | 1,098 | 1,098 | #5,165 | #311 |
| 2007 | 976 | 976 | #7,135 | #333 |
| 2006 | 1,098 | 1,098 | #7,546 | #304 |
| 2005 | 1,417 | 1,417 | #4,725 | #243 |
| 2004 | 1,606 | 1,606 | #3,571 | #222 |
| 2003 | 1,646 | 1,646 | #4,124 | #217 |
| 2002 | 1,891 | 1,891 | #5,110 | #198 |
| 2001 | 2,001 | 2,001 | #3,559 | #188 |
| 2000 | 2,424 | 2,424 | #3,279 | #163 |
| 1999 | 2,829 | 2,829 | #2,534 | #137 |
| 1998 | 2,955 | 2,955 | #2,107 | #133 |
| 1997 | 3,336 | — | #2,072 | #116 |
| 1996 | 3,668 | — | #1,673 | #110 |
| 1995 | 3,684 | — | #1,401 | #106 |
| 1994 | 3,543 | — | #1,465 | #107 |
| 1993 | 3,600 | — | #2,353 | #102 |
| 1992 | 3,888 | — | #2,080 | #97 |
| 1991 | 4,224 | — | #1,960 | #88 |
| 1990 | 4,472 | — | #1,828 | #84 |
| 1989 | 4,550 | — | #1,289 | #81 |
| 1988 | 4,473 | — | #1,421 | #73 |
| 1987 | 4,556 | — | #1,156 | #71 |
| 1986 | 4,904 | — | #918 | #69 |
| 1985 | 4,423 | — | #1,365 | #70 |
| 1984 | 4,173 | — | #1,490 | #72 |
| 1983 | 4,060 | — | #1,389 | #73 |
| 1982 | 4,142 | — | #1,180 | #72 |
| 1981 | 3,851 | — | #1,560 | #79 |
| 1980 | 3,207 | — | #1,502 | #96 |
| 1979 | 3,070 | — | #1,570 | #98 |
| 1978 | 2,374 | — | #1,570 | #112 |
| 1977 | 2,567 | — | #1,431 | #109 |
| 1976 | 2,500 | — | #1,286 | #109 |
| 1975 | 2,845 | — | #1,529 | #92 |
| 1974 | 2,756 | — | #1,334 | #95 |
| 1973 | 3,088 | — | #1,591 | #88 |
| 1972 | 3,562 | — | #1,566 | #80 |
| 1971 | 3,403 | — | #1,880 | #90 |
| 1970 | 3,415 | — | #1,906 | #99 |
| 1969 | 3,228 | — | #1,837 | #94 |
| 1968 | 2,930 | — | #2,252 | #105 |
| 1967 | 2,819 | — | #2,219 | #111 |
| 1966 | 2,606 | — | #2,097 | #118 |
| 1965 | 2,371 | — | #2,209 | #132 |
| 1964 | 2,588 | — | #1,954 | #129 |
| 1963 | 2,646 | — | #1,954 | #129 |
| 1962 | 2,519 | — | #2,417 | #141 |
| 1961 | 2,084 | — | #3,333 | #159 |
| 1960 | 2,340 | — | #2,745 | #151 |
| 1959 | 2,244 | — | #2,767 | #154 |
| 1958 | 2,158 | — | #2,388 | #155 |
| 1957 | 670 | — | #2,828 | #293 |
| 1956 | 399 | — | #5,369 | #376 |
| 1955 | 471 | — | #4,785 | #341 |
| 1954 | 437 | — | #4,710 | #342 |
| 1953 | 273 | — | #4,269 | #437 |
| 1952 | 260 | — | #3,836 | #445 |
| 1951 | 230 | — | #4,420 | #452 |
| 1950 | 222 | — | #4,359 | #449 |
| 1949 | 139 | — | — | #569 |
| 1948 | 140 | — | — | #564 |
| 1947 | 94 | — | — | #707 |
| 1946 | 48 | — | — | #969 |
| 1945 | 26 | — | — | #1,299 |
| 1944 | 18 | — | — | #1,637 |
| 1943 | 25 | — | — | #1,401 |
| 1942 | 25 | — | — | #1,383 |
| 1941 | 18 | — | — | #1,641 |
| 1940 | 14 | — | — | #1,907 |
| 1939 | 10 | — | — | #2,303 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | — | #2,671 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | — | #3,587 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | — | #3,711 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #3,731 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | — | #3,840 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | — | #4,032 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | — | #4,277 |