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Brett

“A Breton; inhabitant of Brittany” — English origin

Boy's name · #1382 in the US (2025) · 80s

Brett's best rank, #69, came in 1986; it has stepped well back to #1382 today. Roughly 159,000 boys have been named Brett since 1926.

Around the world: about 1 in 9,900 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Bretts

• Brett Kavanaugh — U.S. Supreme Court justice since 2018 (born 1965)
• Brett Emerton — Australian association football player
• Brett Ratner — American film director and producer (born 1969)
• Brett Holman — Australian association football player
• Brett Favre — American football player (born 1969)

In stories & tradition

• Brett Mahoney — Daredevil · Jessica Jones
• Brett Craig — Kath & Kim
• Brett Stark — Neighbours

What Bretts become

Among 1,097 notable people named Brett:

Sports figures appear 2.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Brett Emerton, Australian association football player.

Similar names: Cory · Brent · Terrell · Bryant · Brock · Garrett

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