Meaning of name Bret

The name Bret has the following meaning:

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

As a baby boy name, Bret is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 958 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In both Years 2008 and 2009, the name Bret remained at the same ranking of 1000. (A ranking of 1000 means that this name ranked 1000 or poorer in the 2008/2009 popularity surveys)

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Bret in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Bret is very likely a(n) English variant of the name Brett. See other suggested English baby names.

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The following names are baby names related to Bret and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Bret: Boys - Girls - Kenna, Both genders - Arthur, Kelly, Tristan

The name Bret is a variant of Brett. Other popular variants of the name Brett are: Bret (English), Breton, Brette, Bretton, Brit, Briton, Britt, Brittain, Britte, Britton

We think the name Bret should fall under the following style category: Cool.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Bret to be: A strong-willed, self-confident, sometimes obnoxious boy

In one word, you might describe Bret as a(n) "self-assured" person.

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