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Brett

Brett is currently the #1382 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 133 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #924 to #1382. Looking at the full record since 1926, Brett hit its all-time high of #69 in 1986, when 4,729 boys were given the name. State by state, Louisiana leads the way at #672.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1382
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#69
in 1986 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
133
boys named Brett

Brett popularity, 1880–2025

0.069%0.14%0.21%0.28%18801900192019401960198020002020#69 in 1986
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1986

Where Brett is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025MI—New York: #1055 (11 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1055Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #1094 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1094New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025CT—California: #1687 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1687Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025WV—Virginia: #971 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)VA#971Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1277 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1277South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #698 (5 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)OK#698Louisiana: #672 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)LA#672Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Brett in 2025HI—Texas: #1415 (13 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1415Florida: #1256 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1256
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Louisiana (#672), Oklahoma (#698), Virginia (#971)

Uniqueness score

60/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Brett in the most recent year of SSA data.

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