Total births
121
Girls' name · since 1985
Brettney
Brettney has 121 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 121
- total births
- 1985–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
121 girls have been named Brettney since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Brettney has 121 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1999.
- 121 total births
- 1985–1999 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
121 girls have been named Brettney since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.
- 121
- total births
- 1985–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
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.
Brettney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brettney's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brettney at a glance
Last recorded 1999Peak year
1985
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1985
Brettney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1999
- Peak year (1985)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Brettney by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Brettney's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Brettney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 75 births (62% of all-time use).
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? ▼
Records for Brettney go back to 1985, giving 15 years of history 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 July 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, 1985–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Brettney: Baby Name Since 1985 - 121 Births, Peak 1985." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brettney. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Brettney 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 July 2026.