Bretton Boy
How popular is Bretton?
#7,190 boy name in 2025
11 baby boys were named Bretton in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name.
1,055living people named Bretton (est.)
31median age of people named Bretton
1,106babies named Bretton since 1880
1 in 301,395US babies born in 2025
Bretton popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #7,190 for boys (▲ 3743 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 11 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (0% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #7,061 in 2015, #7,497 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1987 (36 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,791 in 1987 |
| First recorded | 1958 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Bretton counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Bretton family of names ranked #4,114 for boys in 2025 (#7,081 the year before), with 16 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bretton | 11 | 69% |
| Breton | 5 | 31% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Bretton by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19 | #2,505 |
| 1960s | 65 | #2,108 |
| 1970s | 124 | #1,983 |
| 1980s | 217 | #1,791 |
| 1990s | 282 | #2,205 |
| 2000s | 174 | #2,987 |
| 2010s | 173 | #3,604 |
| 2020s | 52 | #6,693 |
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Questions
- Is Bretton a boy or girl name?
- Bretton is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Bretton were boys.
- How popular is the name Bretton?
- 11 baby boys were named Bretton in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name.
- When was Bretton most popular?
- Bretton peaked in 1987, when 36 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,791 in 1987.
- How many people are named Bretton?
- 1,106 babies have been named Bretton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,055 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 31.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.