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Bret
OriginSpelling variation of Brett
Meaning"from Brittany"
GenderBoy
US Rank#950
Top 1000
NB Rank#6460
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Variation of Brett
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,669 | 45 | 23.4 |
| 2015 | #3,378 | 33 | 17.2 |
| 2016 | #3,369 | 33 | 17.4 |
| 2017 | #4,344 | 23 | 12.4 |
| 2018 | #3,306 | 34 | 18.7 |
| 2019 | #4,659 | 21 | 11.7 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,511 | 22 | 12.6 |
| 2022 | #4,451 | 23 | 13.2 |
| 2023 | #4,014 | 27 | 15.8 |
| 2024 | #4,712 | 21 | 12.2 |
| 2025 | #4,883 | 20 | 11.7 |
Famous Brets
- (William) Bret Baier
American TV news anchor
- Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie
New Zealand musician/comedian of duo Flight of the Conchords
- Bret Sergeant Hart
Canadian wrestler
- Bret Easton Ellis
American novelist
- Bret Michaels (born Bret Michael Sychak)
American singer of band Poison
- Bret William Saberhagen
American retired professional baseball pitcher
- Bret Robert Boone
American baseball player
- (Francis) Bret Harte
American fiction writer and poet
- Bret Michael Hedican
American ice hockey player
- Bret Anthony Johnston
American novelist
- Bret Michael Harrison
American actor
- Bret James Loehr
American actor
- Bret Morrison
American actor
Bret in pop culture
- Bret Maverick
main character on TV's "Maverick"
- Bret Leather
character in the comic book series Planetary
- Bret Rensselaer
character in several spy novels by Len Deighton
- Bret Marcus
character on TV's "Best Friends Whenever"
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