Brett
About Brett
Football great Brett Favre single-handedly kept this name in the limelight, though it continues to sink in popularity.
Brett originated in the Middle Ages as an ethnic name for one of the Bretons who arrived in Britain in the wake of the Norman Conquest.
Pronounced BRET.
As of October 2026, Brett ranked #1382 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #69 in 1986.
Editor's take: The name Brett is a boy's name of Celtic origin meaning "from Brittany".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #664 | 386 | 201 |
| 2015 | #745 | 324 | 169 |
| 2016 | #733 | 333 | 175.5 |
| 2017 | #748 | 315 | 170.2 |
| 2018 | #788 | 288 | 158.6 |
| 2019 | #820 | 275 | 153.3 |
| 2020 | #925 | 241 | 139.6 |
| 2021 | #1,063 | 201 | 114.9 |
| 2022 | #1,024 | 216 | 123.7 |
| 2023 | #1,128 | 187 | 109.3 |
| 2024 | #1,060 | 205 | 119 |
| 2025 | #1,382 | 133 | 77.9 |
World rankings
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Brett on lists
Famous Bretts
- Brett Lorenzo Favre
American football player
- Brett Andrew Hull
Canadian,American ice hockey player
- Brett Michael Gardner
American baseball player
- Brett Russell Lawrie
American baseball player
- Brett Dier
Canadian actor
- Brett Patrick Dalton
American actor
- Brett Ratliff
American NFL football player
- Brett Lee
Australian cricketer
- Brett Lewis Anderson
English singer of band Suede
- Brett Scallions
American lead singer of band Fuel
- Brett Davern
American actor
- George Howard Brett
American baseball player
Brett in pop culture
- Brett Montgomery
character in French,Canadian parody soap "Le coeur a ses raisons"
- Brett William Talbot
character on MTV's "Teen Wolf"
- Lord Brett Sinclair
character on TV's "The Persuaders!"
- Brett Marcus
character on TV's best friends whenever