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Brett

Boy English #8562 in 2023

Brett is a boy name of English origin.

Meaning of Brett

Related to Breton, Brittany, and more distantly Briton.

Popularity of Brett

Popularity, 1926–2023

199 births in 2023

1926 2023

158,774 U.S. births recorded from 1926–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1986

4,906 babies

First recorded

1926

97 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

Girl · English

Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s

Son of the right hand; son of the south

From Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from, from gloss=broom shrub + gloss=hill, dune

God is gracious

Girl · English

English place name from sċīr + lēah

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.