Recorded 1962–2023 Girls' name Peak 1994 595 births

Brette — girls' name

595 babies named Brette in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s331970s581980s1751990s1982000s802010s342020s17
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Brette was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

28 babies were named Brette in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brette

The Social Security Administration has registered 595 babies named Brette between 1962 and 2023, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brette performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 198 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Brette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Brette in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brette 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 595 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.

Brette at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

595

Since 1962

62 years of records

Peak year

1994

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1962

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2023

Brette popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1962

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1994)
28
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
0102030 20232011200219951988198119741962 5

Brette popularity over time — boys

11 total births recorded since 1970 (Brette as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19901970 6

Brette by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
198 births that decade — 33% of Brette's all-time total
1960s331970s581980s1751990s1982000s802010s342020s17

Brette by state

Where Brette concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Brette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 0.8%
Texas share of Brette's total US births 0.8%

5 of 595 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brette?
595 babies have been named Brette since 1962. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1994 with 28 births.
When was Brette most popular?
Brette was most popular in the 1990s decade with 198 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Brette most popular?
The top states for the name Brette are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Brette been used?
Brette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 62 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Brette?
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.

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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, 1962–2023 (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.