Brett
Boy nameBrett has been given to 162,513 babies in the U.S. since 1926. It peaked in 1986.
Meaning & origin /bɹɛt/
Related to Breton, Brittany, and more distantly Briton.
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
162,513
Peak year
1986 (4,904 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1926
10-year trend
▼ -56%
Gender split
2% girls / 98% boys
Famous people named Brett
Brett Kavanaugh
U.S. Supreme Court justice since 2018 (born 1965)
Brett Emerton
Australian association football player
Brett Ratner
American film director and producer (born 1969)
Brett Holman
Australian association football player
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Brett.
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