How Many People Are Named Brettany?
An estimated 127 people in the United States have the first name Brettany. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Brettany peaked in popularity in 1989 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brettany as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Brettany paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
127
About 1 in 2,698,853 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1989
25 births
Total Registered
133
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brettany
Brettany is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 133 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Brettany as a female name
Ranked #9,934 in 1997
8 female births in 1997
Peak: 1989 (25 births)
Brettany: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brettany span from the 1980s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 72 babies were registered. Brettany remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Brettany by Decade
How has Brettany tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Brettany by State
Brettany + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Brettany
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Brettany: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brettany?
We estimate approximately 127 people named Brettany are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,698,853 Americans share this first name.
Is Brettany a common name?
Brettany is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 133 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brettany most popular?
Brettany reached peak popularity in 1989, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brettany is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brettany a female name?
Brettany is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brettany Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brettany Smith, Brettany Johnson, Brettany Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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