How Many People Are Named Bretten?
An estimated 21 people in the United States have the first name Bretten. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Bretten peaked in popularity in 2004 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bretten 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 Bretten paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bretten is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
21
About 1 in 16,321,635 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2004
6 births
Total Registered
21
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bretten
Bretten is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 21 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bretten as a male name
Ranked #12,616 in 2007
5 male births in 2007
Peak: 2004 (6 births)
Bretten: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bretten span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 16 babies were registered. Bretten remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Bretten by Decade
How has Bretten 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.
Bretten + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bretten as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bretten
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bretten: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bretten?
We estimate approximately 21 people named Bretten 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 16,321,635 Americans share this first name.
Is Bretten a common name?
Bretten is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 40.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bretten most popular?
Bretten reached peak popularity in 2004, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bretten is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bretten a male name?
Bretten is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bretten Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bretten Smith, Bretten Johnson, Bretten 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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