Brette
Brette is a commune in the Drôme department, administrative region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Meaning & Origin of Brette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brette is a commune in the Drôme department, administrative region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
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The Story of Brette
Brette first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1962, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 28 Brettes were born — ranking #3,789 that year. As of 2026, Brette ranks #13,455 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 595 Brettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Brette
Brette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 595 births in the dataset. Brette's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #3,789. Use the chart and map above to compare Brette's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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