Brent
Boy name
Brent meaning
steep
Brent at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,648 in 2024
Brent popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | #936 | 5 |
| 1910 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1920 | #1,642 | 22 |
| 1930 | #1,331 | 29 |
| 1940 | #336 | 288 |
| 1950 | #212 | 908 |
| 1960 | #154 | 2,259 |
| 1970 | #74 | 4,270 |
| 1971 | #73 | 4,053 |
| 1980 | #84 | 3,538 |
| 1990 | #127 | 2,608 |
| 2000 | #319 | 900 |
| 2010 | #655 | 368 |
| 2020 | #1,262 | 145 |
| 2024 | #1,648 | 102 |
All 115 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | #936 | 5 |
| 1896 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1910 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1912 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1913 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1915 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1916 | #1,698 | 18 |
| 1917 | #1,815 | 17 |
| 1918 | #1,767 | 19 |
| 1919 | #1,624 | 21 |
| 1920 | #1,642 | 22 |
| 1921 | #1,703 | 21 |
| 1922 | #2,240 | 14 |
| 1923 | #2,123 | 15 |
| 1924 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1925 | #1,806 | 19 |
| 1926 | #1,661 | 21 |
| 1927 | #1,468 | 26 |
| 1928 | #1,760 | 19 |
| 1929 | #1,480 | 24 |
| 1930 | #1,331 | 29 |
| 1931 | #1,128 | 36 |
| 1932 | #1,198 | 32 |
| 1933 | #926 | 46 |
| 1934 | #942 | 45 |
| 1935 | #881 | 51 |
| 1936 | #747 | 65 |
| 1937 | #609 | 91 |
| 1938 | #544 | 114 |
| 1939 | #418 | 185 |
| 1940 | #336 | 288 |
| 1941 | #340 | 289 |
| 1942 | #343 | 315 |
| 1943 | #328 | 350 |
| 1944 | #336 | 315 |
| 1945 | #362 | 269 |
| 1946 | #287 | 506 |
| 1947 | #257 | 669 |
| 1948 | #256 | 645 |
| 1949 | #240 | 738 |
| 1950 | #212 | 908 |
| 1951 | #211 | 942 |
| 1952 | #205 | 1,081 |
| 1953 | #201 | 1,201 |
| 1954 | #202 | 1,232 |
| 1955 | #193 | 1,382 |
| 1956 | #191 | 1,457 |
| 1957 | #174 | 1,780 |
| 1958 | #159 | 2,072 |
| 1959 | #151 | 2,280 |
| 1960 | #154 | 2,259 |
| 1961 | #137 | 2,555 |
| 1962 | #138 | 2,558 |
| 1963 | #125 | 2,814 |
| 1964 | #125 | 2,746 |
| 1965 | #131 | 2,410 |
| 1966 | #114 | 2,688 |
| 1967 | #108 | 2,861 |
| 1968 | #102 | 2,919 |
| 1969 | #92 | 3,355 |
| 1970 | #74 | 4,270 |
| 1971 | #73 | 4,053 |
| 1972 | #77 | 3,530 |
| 1973 | #80 | 3,287 |
| 1974 | #76 | 3,413 |
| 1975 | #79 | 3,364 |
| 1976 | #78 | 3,405 |
| 1977 | #85 | 3,423 |
| 1978 | #87 | 3,181 |
| 1979 | #84 | 3,457 |
| 1980 | #84 | 3,538 |
| 1981 | #89 | 3,370 |
| 1982 | #91 | 3,321 |
| 1983 | #94 | 3,030 |
| 1984 | #89 | 3,186 |
| 1985 | #89 | 3,321 |
| 1986 | #94 | 3,061 |
| 1987 | #103 | 2,835 |
| 1988 | #107 | 2,869 |
| 1989 | #118 | 2,749 |
| 1990 | #127 | 2,608 |
| 1991 | #146 | 2,193 |
| 1992 | #160 | 1,958 |
| 1993 | #178 | 1,801 |
| 1994 | #188 | 1,630 |
| 1995 | #193 | 1,586 |
| 1996 | #226 | 1,337 |
| 1997 | #241 | 1,254 |
| 1998 | #249 | 1,202 |
| 1999 | #279 | 1,055 |
| 2000 | #319 | 900 |
| 2001 | #330 | 847 |
| 2002 | #362 | 727 |
| 2003 | #382 | 685 |
| 2004 | #404 | 646 |
| 2005 | #454 | 562 |
| 2006 | #485 | 544 |
| 2007 | #505 | 522 |
| 2008 | #559 | 471 |
| 2009 | #626 | 399 |
| 2010 | #655 | 368 |
| 2011 | #781 | 287 |
| 2012 | #731 | 318 |
| 2013 | #777 | 289 |
| 2014 | #849 | 263 |
| 2015 | #879 | 253 |
| 2016 | #973 | 211 |
| 2017 | #1,006 | 201 |
| 2018 | #1,175 | 163 |
| 2019 | #1,092 | 182 |
| 2020 | #1,262 | 145 |
| 2021 | #1,240 | 154 |
| 2022 | #1,353 | 138 |
| 2023 | #1,446 | 125 |
| 2024 | #1,648 | 102 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Brent” (revision 88060715), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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