Brent Boy

How popular is Brent?

#1,509 boy name in 2025

116 baby boys were named Brent in the US in 2025, making it the 1509th most popular boy name.

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122,772living people named Brent (est.)
48median age of people named Brent
140,366babies named Brent since 1880
1 in 28,581US babies born in 2025

Brent popularity over time

02,5005,000 18801900192019401960198020002020

Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,509 for boys (▲ 141 from 2024)
Babies in 2025116 boys
10-year trendFalling fast (-54% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#873 in 2015, #1,262 in 2020
Peak year1970 (4,269 boys)
Highest rank#73 in 1971
First recorded1885
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Brent is most popular

Babies named Brent per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Louisiana: 0.3 per 1,000 (26 boys)
  2. West Virginia: 0.2 per 1,000 (6 boys)
  3. Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (51 boys)
  4. Indiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 boys)
  5. Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (23 boys)

Brent by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s5#935
1890s5#1,100
1910s111#1,588
1920s199#1,468
1930s694#418
1940s4,384#240
1950s14,335#151
1960s27,164#92
1970s35,380#73
1980s31,279#84
1990s16,624#127
2000s6,303#319
2010s2,536#655
2020s780#1,240

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Questions

Is Brent a boy or girl name?
Brent is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Brent were boys.
How popular is the name Brent?
116 baby boys were named Brent in the US in 2025, making it the 1509th most popular boy name.
When was Brent most popular?
Brent peaked in 1970, when 4,269 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #73 in 1971.
How many people are named Brent?
140,366 babies have been named Brent in the US since 1880. We estimate about 122,772 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 48.
Where is Brent most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Brent was most common in Louisiana, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.