Girls' name · since 1985
Brettany
Brettany has 133 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 133
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brettany is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 133 have been recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brettany has been recorded 133 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1997.
- #24,017 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 133 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brettany ranks #24,017 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 133 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 133
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brettany's 133 recorded births place it above 66.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Brettany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brettany splits its recorded history at 1991: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brettany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1997
- Peak year (1989)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Brettany by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (72 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Brettany's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Brettany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 72 births (54% of all-time use).
Brettany by state
Where Brettany concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8 | 6.0% |
8 of 133 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Brettanys (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brettany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~12 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brettany draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.