Bret

Bret is a male given name: 99% of people named Bret are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 2 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 29,638 male / 232 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Bret

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Bret," in English, "Guten Tag Bret," in German. Bret is a male given name: about 99% of people named Bret are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Bret,

German

Guten Tag Bret,

French

Bonjour Bret,

Spanish

Estimado/a Bret:

Chinese

Bret您好：

Japanese

Bret様

English

Hi Bret,

German

Hi Bret,

French

Salut Bret,

Spanish

Hola Bret,

Chinese

Bret你好：

Japanese

Bretさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Bret by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	99%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	75%

United States birth data

29,638 male · 232 female · 29,870 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 98% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Bret a male or female name?

Bret is a male given name: 99% of people named Bret are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Bret in an email?

Is Bret a unisex name?

Bret is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Bret are men. Bret leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Bret a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bret (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_bret,
  title  = {Is Bret a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bret},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}