First Name BRET

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BRET is ranked as the 945th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 39,403.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 12.36 people named BRET for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named BRET is 27,582.
  • The SSA data also shows that BRET is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names BRET
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 39,403 +/-1.8%
  • National Rank 945
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 12.4

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 27,582
  • National Rank 1,179
  • Percentile Rank 98.73%
  • Proportion/100k 8.65

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BRET is 83.1% White, 2.5% Hispanic origin, 11.4% Black, 1.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name BRET have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BRET is included in the following name categories:
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • English surname
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Masculine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name BRET

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 83.1% 63.9% 19.2%
Hispanic origin 2.5% 16.3% -13.8%
Black 11.4% 12.3% -0.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.0% 4.9% -3.9%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BRET is California where 4,431 people have this name.
  • Utah is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BRET, as 83.58 in every 100,000 Utahns have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Utah is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Rhode Island (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names BRET State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,886 14.64 98.5% Indiana 1,550 23.49 98.1% Iowa 782 25.15 97.8% Kansas 1,104 38.02 97.1% Michigan 875 8.83 98.6% Minnesota 755 13.84 98.1% Missouri 253 8.44 94.4% Nebraska 473 25.14 95.1% North Dakota 209 28.27 89.8% Ohio 2,233 19.26 98.5% South Dakota 265 31.09 91.0% Wisconsin 678 11.77 97.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BRET

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,886 14.64 98.5%
Indiana 1,550 23.49 98.1%
Iowa 782 25.15 97.8%
Kansas 1,104 38.02 97.1%
Michigan 875 8.83 98.6%
Minnesota 755 13.84 98.1%
Missouri 253 8.44 94.4%
Nebraska 473 25.14 95.1%
North Dakota 209 28.27 89.8%
Ohio 2,233 19.26 98.5%
South Dakota 265 31.09 91.0%
Wisconsin 678 11.77 97.8%
West State Statistics First-Names BRET State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 239 32.43 90.1% Arizona 1,218 18.1 97.3% California 4,431 11.42 99.2% Colorado 1,884 35.18 98.2% Hawaii 72 5.09 89.4% Idaho 781 47.77 96.4% Montana 416 40.62 93.8% Nevada 715 25.2 96.8% New Mexico 315 15.11 92.8% Oregon 979 24.66 97.3% Utah 2,460 83.58 98.5% Washington 1,347 19.07 98.6% Wyoming 214 36.72 90.7%

West States
State stats for the first name BRET

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 239 32.43 90.1%
Arizona 1,218 18.1 97.3%
California 4,431 11.42 99.2%
Colorado 1,884 35.18 98.2%
Hawaii 72 5.09 89.4%
Idaho 781 47.77 96.4%
Montana 416 40.62 93.8%
Nevada 715 25.2 96.8%
New Mexico 315 15.11 92.8%
Oregon 979 24.66 97.3%
Utah 2,460 83.58 98.5%
Washington 1,347 19.07 98.6%
Wyoming 214 36.72 90.7%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names BRET State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 294 8.16 95.4% Maine 112 8.42 87.3% Massachusetts 450 6.67 95.8% New Hampshire 103 7.75 88.4% New Jersey 657 7.35 97.0% New York 933 4.72 98.3% Pennsylvania 1,489 11.65 98.3% Rhode Island 46 4.32 82.9% Vermont 78 12.51 89.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BRET

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 294 8.16 95.4%
Maine 112 8.42 87.3%
Massachusetts 450 6.67 95.8%
New Hampshire 103 7.75 88.4%
New Jersey 657 7.35 97.0%
New York 933 4.72 98.3%
Pennsylvania 1,489 11.65 98.3%
Rhode Island 46 4.32 82.9%
Vermont 78 12.51 89.9%
South State Statistics First-Names BRET State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 414 8.53 96.2% Arkansas 346 11.66 95.1% Delaware 82 8.74 93.9% Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 82.9% Florida 1,215 6.11 98.7% Georgia 994 9.85 98.1% Kentucky 486 11.01 95.8% Louisiana 891 19.16 97.2% Maryland 549 9.18 97.6% Mississippi 253 8.44 94.4% North Carolina 593 5.97 97.9% Oklahoma 962 24.8 97.1% South Carolina 339 7.02 95.6% Tennessee 640 9.77 97.2% Texas 3,024 11.22 99.1% Virginia 825 9.91 97.7% West Virginia 218 11.79 90.9%

South States
State stats for the first name BRET

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 414 8.53 96.2%
Arkansas 346 11.66 95.1%
Delaware 82 8.74 93.9%
Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 82.9%
Florida 1,215 6.11 98.7%
Georgia 994 9.85 98.1%
Kentucky 486 11.01 95.8%
Louisiana 891 19.16 97.2%
Maryland 549 9.18 97.6%
Mississippi 253 8.44 94.4%
North Carolina 593 5.97 97.9%
Oklahoma 962 24.8 97.1%
South Carolina 339 7.02 95.6%
Tennessee 640 9.77 97.2%
Texas 3,024 11.22 99.1%
Virginia 825 9.91 97.7%
West Virginia 218 11.79 90.9%
 

Full Names with BRET as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BRET as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named BRET.

The most popular full name is BRET Smith. 0.87% of all the people named BRET have this family name.

There are 5150 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BRET

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 BRET Smith 0.87%
2 BRET Johnson 0.79%
3 BRET Miller 0.53%
4 BRET Anderson 0.48%
5 BRET Jones 0.48%
6 BRET Davis 0.42%
7 BRET Baker 0.40%
8 BRET Williams 0.37%
9 BRET Martin 0.34%
10 BRET Brown 0.29%
11 BRET Wilson 0.29%
12 BRET Clark 0.27%
13 BRET Hart 0.27%
14 BRET Taylor 0.27%
15 BRET Thompson 0.27%
16 BRET Jackson 0.24%
17 BRET Nelson 0.24%
18 BRET Peterson 0.22%
19 BRET Young 0.22%
20 BRET Moore 0.21%