Is Bretton a boy or girl name?

Bretton is a boy’s name. Of the 1,106 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Bretton

Recorded 1958–2025 · United States

Bretton was most popular in 1987, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,313 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,106 people named Bretton.

Bretton over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bretton’s peak in 1987. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bretton a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bretton is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,106 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org