Recorded 2012–2015 Boys' name Peak 2012 16 births

Brettly — boys' name

16 babies named Brettly in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s16
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Brettly was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

11 babies were named Brettly in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brettly

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Brettly between 2012 and 2015, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brettly currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brettly performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brettly 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 16 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.

Brettly at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

16

Since 2012

4 years of records

Peak year

2012

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

2012

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2015

Brettly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2012

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2012)
11
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4681012 20152012 11

Brettly by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
16 births that decade — 100% of Brettly's all-time total
2010s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brettly?
16 babies have been named Brettly since 2012. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2012 with 11 births.
When was Brettly most popular?
Brettly was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Brettly been used?
Brettly has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 4 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Brettly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brett, Brent, Brendan, Brennan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2012–2015 (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.