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Brett

Boy

Origin of the name

Brett was first an English surname meaning “a Breton,” someone from Brittany.

Classic name

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The high point came in 1986, with 4,729 births and the No. 69 spot that year. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 94 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 1382.
159,109births since 1880
1980sgeneration
No. 69rank at its peak, in 1986

Where babies named Brett are born

1986

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Brett is most common in Utah (2.2 times), Idaho (2.1) and Kansas (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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