as a First Name
Transferred use of the surname, which originated in the Middle Ages as an ethnic name for one of the Bretons who arrived in England in the wake of the Norman Conquest. As a surname it is most common in East Anglia, where Breton settlement was particularly concentrated. As a given name, it enjoyed something of a vogue in the 1970s and has since remained modestly popular, especially in the United States.
| 388th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 147,001
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 154,466
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Utah
- has the most people named Brett per capita
- 1986
- marked the height of its popularity
0.57%
99.43%
2%
55+
55+
45%
30-54
30-54
33%
13-29
13-29
21%
0-12
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