The baby name Brett is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /brɛt/ (BRET).
Brett is English in Origin.
The baby name Brett is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /brɛt/ (BRET).
Brett is English in Origin.
Brett is an English given name derived from a medieval surname denoting “a Breton” or “a Briton,” from Old French Bret/Breton and ultimately Latin Britto. The surname marked someone from Brittany in France or of Celtic Briton stock, especially common in England after Norman-era Breton settlement. As a forename, it surfaced in the English-speaking world in the early 20th century and came to prominence in the mid-20th century.
Usage has been strongest for boys, peaking in the United States in the 1970s–1980s, yet it has long had some unisex presence - helped by Lady Brett Ashley in Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises and a handful of modern female bearers. Common variants and related forms include Bret, Britt (an English surname cognate), Britton, and Breton; Brette appears as a feminine spelling. Diminutives are uncommon, leaving Brett’s brisk, one-syllable sound as its chief appeal.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 1991 | #1 | — | 351 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #129 | 3 | 3,473 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| CR | 0 | #149 | 10 | 5,526 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| AE | 0 | #165 | 13 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #180 | 7 | 3,154 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #227 | 5 | 4,221 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #231 | 11 | 7,111 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| ZA | 0 | #235 | 217 | 14,421 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #251 | 3 | 6,830 |
| SG | 0 | #259 | 11 | 11,010 | |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| Canada | Girls | 2020 | #279 | 5 | 2,919 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #291 | 16 | 2,588 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #297 | 7 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #301 | 5 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #306 | 14 | 9,639 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #326 | 7 | 7,401 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #354 | 4 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #375 | 116 | 10,188 |
| NL | 0 | #380 | 12 | 2,481 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| France | Boys | 2008 | #400 | 3 | 2,747 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #403 | 6 | 11,440 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #500 | 28 | 12,905 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #500 | 1,061 | 25,619 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #501 | 5 | 9,305 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #523 | 26 | 10,655 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #560 | 6 | 10,162 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #594 | 14 | 10,983 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #673 | 10 | 3,552 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #678 | 20 | 17,960 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #689 | 205 | 7,044 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #693 | 8 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #735 | 9 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #826 | 126 | 5,873 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #864 | 18 | 17,948 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #869 | 10 | 14,506 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #902 | 15 | 8,487 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #907 | 24 | 5,610 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #930 | 23 | 5,697 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #935 | 17 | 16,906 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #943 | 13 | 5,933 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #963 | 20 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #973 | 9 | 15,656 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 7 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,054 | 39 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,092 | 20 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,388 | 84 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,594 | 21 | 28,008 |
Brett is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:
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