Baby name

Bret

Boy

Short-lived name

Bret peaked in 1959, when 1 baby in 2,261 was given the name. Since then, the name has fallen 99%, to about 20 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 4856.

29,819births since 1880

1950sgeneration

No. 170rank at its peak, in 1959

Where babies named Bret are born

1959

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The darker the blue, the more common Bret is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Bret is most common in Utah (4.1 times), Idaho (3) and Montana (2.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Brett 159,109
Brent 139,799

Names from the same era

Ed · Darrel · Randal · Matt · Ken · Pat

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