Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- From Britain
- Celtic
- English
Syllables
1
Themes
- Word
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Bret
Pronunciation
b-ret
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1959 (rank #170, 1,839 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4857, 20 births)
- Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #5013, 19 births); most recent 2011 (rank #14799, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | – |
| 2024 | 21 | – |
| 2023 | 27 | – |
| 2022 | 23 | – |
| 2021 | 22 | – |
| 2020 | 17 | – |
| 2019 | 21 | – |
| 2018 | 34 | – |
| 2017 | 23 | – |
| 2016 | 33 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #889, 17 births); most recent 2017 (rank #3992, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1990 (rank #351, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1982 (rank #241, 10 births); most recent 1998 (rank #328, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence