Is Brett a boy or girl name?
Brett is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 205 boys were named Brett, so 6.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.1% of the 162,372 US babies named Brett were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,060
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,284
- Babies named Brett since 1926
- 162,372
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 4,906 babies
Boys and girls named Brett, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 38 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 548 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 7,255 | 109 | 1.5% |
| 1960s | 25,834 | 296 | 1.1% |
| 1970s | 28,926 | 658 | 2.2% |
| 1980s | 41,293 | 1,050 | 2.5% |
| 1990s | 35,419 | 777 | 2.1% |
| 2000s | 14,659 | 278 | 1.9% |
| 2010s | 3,947 | 140 | 3.4% |
| 2020s | 1,050 | 85 | 7.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 205 | #1,060 | 15 | #7,284 |
| 2023 | 187 | #1,128 | 12 | #8,562 |
| 2022 | 216 | #1,024 | 21 | #5,815 |
| 2021 | 201 | #1,063 | 20 | #5,987 |
| 2020 | 241 | #925 | 17 | #6,679 |
| 2019 | 275 | #820 | 8 | #11,545 |
| 2018 | 288 | #788 | 12 | #8,701 |
| 2017 | 315 | #748 | 16 | #7,149 |
| 2016 | 333 | #733 | 22 | #5,830 |
| 2015 | 324 | #745 | 5 | #16,900 |
| 2014 | 386 | #664 | 17 | #7,044 |
| 2013 | 360 | #669 | 10 | #10,390 |
| 2012 | 427 | #596 | 19 | #6,644 |
| 2011 | 510 | #509 | 12 | #9,259 |
| 2010 | 729 | #389 | 19 | #6,694 |
| 2009 | 766 | #392 | 14 | #8,524 |
| 2008 | 1,070 | #311 | 28 | #5,165 |
| 2007 | 958 | #333 | 18 | #7,135 |
| 2006 | 1,082 | #304 | 16 | #7,546 |
| 2005 | 1,389 | #243 | 28 | #4,725 |
| 2004 | 1,565 | #222 | 41 | #3,571 |
| 2003 | 1,614 | #217 | 32 | #4,124 |
| 2002 | 1,868 | #198 | 23 | #5,110 |
| 2001 | 1,964 | #188 | 37 | #3,559 |
| 2000 | 2,383 | #163 | 41 | #3,279 |
| 1999 | 2,773 | #137 | 56 | #2,533 |
| 1998 | 2,886 | #133 | 69 | #2,107 |
| 1997 | 3,268 | #116 | 68 | #2,072 |
| 1996 | 3,577 | #110 | 91 | #1,673 |
| 1995 | 3,567 | #106 | 117 | #1,401 |
| 1994 | 3,435 | #107 | 108 | #1,465 |
| 1993 | 3,545 | #102 | 54 | #2,353 |
| 1992 | 3,823 | #97 | 65 | #2,080 |
| 1991 | 4,152 | #88 | 71 | #1,960 |
| 1990 | 4,393 | #84 | 78 | #1,828 |
| 1989 | 4,428 | #81 | 122 | #1,289 |
| 1988 | 4,375 | #73 | 98 | #1,421 |
| 1987 | 4,429 | #71 | 127 | #1,156 |
| 1986 | 4,731 | #69 | 175 | #918 |
| 1985 | 4,328 | #70 | 95 | #1,365 |
| 1984 | 4,098 | #72 | 77 | #1,490 |
| 1983 | 3,975 | #73 | 85 | #1,389 |
| 1982 | 4,026 | #72 | 116 | #1,180 |
| 1981 | 3,775 | #79 | 76 | #1,560 |
| 1980 | 3,128 | #96 | 79 | #1,502 |
| 1979 | 2,997 | #98 | 73 | #1,570 |
| 1978 | 2,305 | #112 | 69 | #1,570 |
| 1977 | 2,488 | #109 | 78 | #1,431 |
| 1976 | 2,417 | #109 | 85 | #1,286 |
| 1975 | 2,779 | #92 | 66 | #1,529 |
| 1974 | 2,677 | #95 | 79 | #1,334 |
| 1973 | 3,031 | #88 | 58 | #1,591 |
| 1972 | 3,503 | #80 | 59 | #1,566 |
| 1971 | 3,359 | #90 | 46 | #1,878 |
| 1970 | 3,370 | #99 | 45 | #1,906 |
| 1969 | 3,184 | #94 | 45 | #1,837 |
| 1968 | 2,900 | #105 | 29 | #2,252 |
| 1967 | 2,790 | #111 | 29 | #2,219 |
| 1966 | 2,575 | #118 | 31 | #2,097 |
| 1965 | 2,343 | #132 | 29 | #2,209 |
| 1964 | 2,551 | #129 | 37 | #1,954 |
| 1963 | 2,609 | #129 | 36 | #1,953 |
| 1962 | 2,495 | #141 | 25 | #2,417 |
| 1961 | 2,067 | #159 | 15 | #3,333 |
| 1960 | 2,320 | #151 | 20 | #2,747 |
| 1959 | 2,226 | #154 | 18 | #2,767 |
| 1958 | 2,135 | #155 | 23 | #2,388 |
| 1957 | 653 | #293 | 17 | #2,828 |
| 1956 | 393 | #376 | 6 | #5,369 |
| 1955 | 464 | #341 | 7 | #4,785 |
| 1954 | 430 | #343 | 7 | #4,710 |
| 1953 | 265 | #437 | 8 | #4,270 |
| 1952 | 251 | #445 | 9 | #3,836 |
| 1951 | 223 | #452 | 7 | #4,420 |
| 1950 | 215 | #449 | 7 | #4,359 |
| 1949 | 139 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 140 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 94 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 48 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 26 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 18 | #1,637 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 25 | #1,401 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,809 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,303 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,671 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,587 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,711 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,731 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,840 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,032 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,277 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brett reached #69 in 1986. As a girl name, it reached #918 in 1986. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Brett
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.