Bret

Boy name

Bret has been given to 30,051 babies in the U.S. since 1926. It peaked in 1959.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

30,051

Peak year

1959 (1,839 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1926

10-year trend

▼ -39%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

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American novelist, screenwriter

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Bret Michaels

American rock musician

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Bret.

29,892 babies since 1900

29,827 babies since 1880

29,747 babies since 1947

29,324 babies since 1909

29,134 babies since 1913

31,194 babies since 1880

31,285 babies since 1880

32,114 babies since 1880

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