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Origin & history of Bret1
Celtic / English roots
Bret comes from the Celtic / English tradition, meaning A Breton, from Brittany.
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How popular is Bret?
1959
peak year
Bret first appeared in U.S. records in 1926. The name climbed in popularity through the 1950s, reaching its peak of #170 nationally in 1959 with 1,839 babies that year. Bret's usage has held roughly steady recently. Today, Bret is a less common but recognizable name in U.S. records (ranked #4,202) with about 25 babies named Bret each year. In all, around 30,030 babies have been registered as Bret since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
1,839
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #170)
(ranked #170)
25
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
250
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
30,030
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Bret9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
B2
R9
E5
T2
Sum: 18 → Life path 9
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Personality of Bret🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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