Recorded 1985–1997 Girls' name Peak 1989 133 births

Brettany — girls' name

133 babies named Brettany in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s611990s72
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Brettany was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

25 babies were named Brettany in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brettany

The Social Security Administration has registered 133 babies named Brettany between 1985 and 1997, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brettany currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brettany performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Brettany shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Brettany in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brettany in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 133 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brettany at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

133

Since 1985

13 years of records

Peak year

1989

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1985

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1997

Brettany popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1985

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1989)
25
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
51015202530 1997199519931991198919871985 8

Brettany by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
72 births that decade — 54% of Brettany's all-time total
1980s611990s72

Brettany by state

Where Brettany concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Brettany
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
8 6.0%
California share of Brettany's total US births 6.0%

8 of 133 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brettany?
133 babies have been named Brettany since 1985. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1989 with 25 births.
When was Brettany most popular?
Brettany was most popular in the 1990s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Brettany most popular?
The top states for the name Brettany are California (8 births).
How long has the name Brettany been used?
Brettany has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 13 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Brettany?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brenda, Breanna, Brenna, Breana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.