—2024 rank
1986peak year
152,215babies named Brett since 1880
▼ 25%5-year trend
Brett popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Brett mean?
From Old French Bret, 'a Breton', an ethnic nickname from Brittany. Common as a surname in England since the Middle Ages and as a given name since the 20th century.
OriginNorman French
Syllables1
Genderboy
Styleclassic, modern
Names like Brett
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Famous Bretts
- Brett Favre, football player
Spellings & variants
Bret
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