How Many People Are Named Brettly?
An estimated 16 people in the United States have the first name Brettly. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Brettly peaked in popularity in 2012 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brettly 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 Brettly paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Brettly is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
16
About 1 in 21,422,146 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2012
11 births
Total Registered
16
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brettly
Brettly is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 16 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Brettly as a male name
Ranked #12,338 in 2015
5 male births in 2015
Peak: 2012 (11 births)
Brettly: Popularity Over Time
Brettly by Decade
How has Brettly 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16 | 16 | 0 | |
Brettly + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brettly as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brettly
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brettly: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brettly?
We estimate approximately 16 people named Brettly 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 21,422,146 Americans share this first name.
Is Brettly a common name?
Brettly is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 36.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brettly most popular?
Brettly reached peak popularity in 2012, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brettly is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brettly a male name?
Brettly is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brettly Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brettly Smith, Brettly Johnson, Brettly 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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