Brent
An English place name and surname, from a root meaning “high place” or “burnt.”
1970peak year
No. 73best rank (1971)
140,366babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Brent first shows up in the national records in 1885. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1969 to 1986. Its biggest year was 1970, when 4,269 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 74 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1971, at No. 73. All told, 140,366 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Explore Brent interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | No. 936 |
| 1890s | 5 | No. 1101 |
| 1910s | 111 | No. 1589 |
| 1920s | 199 | No. 1468 |
| 1930s | 694 | No. 418 |
| 1940s | 4,384 | No. 240 |
| 1950s | 14,335 | No. 151 |
| 1960s | 27,164 | No. 92 |
| 1970s | 35,380 | No. 73 |
| 1980s | 31,279 | No. 84 |
| 1990s | 16,624 | No. 127 |
| 2000s | 6,303 | No. 319 |
| 2010s | 2,536 | No. 655 |
| 2020s | 780 | No. 1240 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.