Is Bret a boy or girl name?
Bret is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 21 boys were named Bret, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.8% of the 30,030 US babies named Bret were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,712
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Bret since 1926
- 30,030
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 1,839 babies
Boys and girls named Bret, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 133 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 3,963 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 8,413 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1970s | 5,536 | 18 | 0.3% |
| 1980s | 5,582 | 90 | 1.6% |
| 1990s | 4,007 | 84 | 2.1% |
| 2000s | 1,618 | 29 | 1.8% |
| 2010s | 431 | 6 | 1.4% |
| 2020s | 110 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21 | #4,712 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 27 | #4,014 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,451 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,511 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,273 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,659 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 34 | #3,306 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,344 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,369 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,378 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 45 | #2,669 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,897 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,820 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 72 | #1,931 | 6 | #15,161 |
| 2010 | 89 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 96 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 123 | #1,380 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 109 | #1,465 | 7 | #14,172 |
| 2006 | 99 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 151 | #1,094 | 7 | #13,239 |
| 2004 | 160 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 171 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 189 | #869 | 7 | #12,408 |
| 2001 | 246 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 274 | #657 | 8 | #10,884 |
| 1999 | 335 | #580 | 6 | #12,921 |
| 1998 | 305 | #605 | 9 | #9,380 |
| 1997 | 285 | #614 | 10 | #8,438 |
| 1996 | 350 | #544 | 12 | #7,197 |
| 1995 | 388 | #519 | 14 | #6,300 |
| 1994 | 414 | #494 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1993 | 405 | #507 | 9 | #8,817 |
| 1992 | 463 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 516 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 546 | #418 | 5 | #13,234 |
| 1989 | 545 | #398 | 5 | #12,624 |
| 1988 | 487 | #410 | 10 | #7,187 |
| 1987 | 537 | #364 | 13 | #5,635 |
| 1986 | 509 | #367 | 13 | #5,482 |
| 1985 | 502 | #365 | 11 | #6,069 |
| 1984 | 458 | #381 | 5 | #10,609 |
| 1983 | 504 | #352 | 10 | #6,272 |
| 1982 | 1,098 | #217 | 6 | #9,358 |
| 1981 | 532 | #342 | 12 | #5,601 |
| 1980 | 410 | #400 | 5 | #10,572 |
| 1979 | 490 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 381 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 415 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 505 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 462 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 509 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 541 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 628 | #293 | 5 | #8,413 |
| 1971 | 734 | #284 | 6 | #7,476 |
| 1970 | 871 | #260 | 7 | #6,434 |
| 1969 | 791 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 841 | #246 | 5 | #7,100 |
| 1967 | 836 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 860 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 743 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 787 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 787 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 786 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 740 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 1,242 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 1,839 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 1,514 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 194 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 81 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 91 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 82 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 55 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 48 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 25 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 34 | #1,233 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 25 | #1,466 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 19 | #1,709 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 28 | #1,397 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,158 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,266 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,657 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,189 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,507 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,343 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,276 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bret reached #170 in 1959. As a girl name, it reached #5,044 in 1994. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bret
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.