Recorded 1985–1999 Girls' name Peak 1985 121 births

Brettney — girls' name

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

1980s461990s75
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Brettney was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

13 babies were named Brettney in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brettney

The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Brettney between 1985 and 1999, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brettney currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brettney performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Brettney shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brettney 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 121 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.

Brettney at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

121

Since 1985

15 years of records

Peak year

1985

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1985

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1999

Brettney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1985

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1985)
13
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
468101214 19991997199419921990198819861985 13

Brettney by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
75 births that decade — 62% of Brettney's all-time total
1980s461990s75

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brettney?
121 babies have been named Brettney since 1985. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1985 with 13 births.
When was Brettney most popular?
Brettney was most popular in the 1990s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Brettney been used?
Brettney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 15 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Brettney?
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, 1985–1999 (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.