Brent
Last seen for girls in 1996 at #13,518 · #1,509 for boys in 2025, 116 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1971 · 4,053 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 18 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 139,799since 1885
Brent over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,509 | 116 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,650 | 102 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,449 | 125 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,353 | 138 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,240 | 154 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,262 | 145 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,094 | 182 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,175 | 163 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,007 | 201 | |
| 2016 | — | #973 | 211 | |
| 2015 | — | #873 | 254 | |
| 2014 | — | #849 | 263 | |
| 2013 | — | #777 | 289 | |
| 2012 | — | #731 | 318 | |
| 2011 | — | #782 | 287 | |
| 2010 | — | #655 | 368 | |
| 2009 | — | #626 | 399 | |
| 2008 | — | #559 | 471 | |
| 2007 | — | #505 | 522 | |
| 2006 | — | #485 | 544 | |
| 2005 | — | #454 | 562 | |
| 2004 | — | #404 | 646 | |
| 2003 | — | #382 | 685 | |
| 2002 | — | #362 | 727 | |
| 2001 | — | #330 | 847 | |
| 2000 | — | #319 | 900 | |
| 1999 | — | #279 | 1,055 | |
| 1998 | — | #249 | 1,202 | |
| 1997 | — | #241 | 1,254 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #226 | 1,337 |
| 1995 | — | #194 | 1,586 | |
| 1994 | — | #188 | 1,630 | |
| 1993 | — | #178 | 1,801 | |
| 1992 | — | #160 | 1,958 | |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #146 | 2,193 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | #127 | 2,608 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #118 | 2,748 |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | #107 | 2,869 |
| 1987 | #3,031 | 31 | #103 | 2,835 |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | #94 | 3,061 |
| 1985 | #3,517 | 24 | #89 | 3,321 |
| 1984 | #3,990 | 19 | #89 | 3,186 |
| 1983 | #3,806 | 20 | #94 | 3,030 |
| 1982 | #3,344 | 25 | #91 | 3,321 |
| 1981 | #3,625 | 22 | #88 | 3,371 |
| 1980 | #3,215 | 26 | #84 | 3,537 |
| 1979 | #4,231 | 17 | #84 | 3,455 |
| 1978 | #3,512 | 21 | #87 | 3,181 |
| 1977 | #3,612 | 20 | #85 | 3,423 |
| 1976 | #3,407 | 20 | #78 | 3,405 |
| 1975 | #3,774 | 17 | #79 | 3,364 |
| 1974 | #2,835 | 25 | #76 | 3,413 |
| 1973 | #3,635 | 17 | #80 | 3,287 |
| 1972 | #2,976 | 22 | #77 | 3,530 |
| 1971 | #3,266 | 20 | #73 | 4,053 |
| 1970 | #2,395 | 31 | #74 | 4,269 |
| 1969 | #4,418 | 11 | #92 | 3,355 |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #102 | 2,919 |
| 1967 | #3,211 | 16 | #108 | 2,861 |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #114 | 2,689 |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | #131 | 2,408 |
| 1964 | — | #125 | 2,745 | |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #125 | 2,815 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #139 | 2,558 |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 | #137 | 2,553 |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | #154 | 2,261 |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | #151 | 2,280 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #159 | 2,072 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #174 | 1,779 |
| 1956 | — | #191 | 1,457 | |
| 1955 | — | #193 | 1,382 | |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #202 | 1,232 |
| 1953 | — | #201 | 1,202 | |
| 1952 | — | #205 | 1,081 | |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #211 | 942 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #212 | 908 |
| 1949 | — | #240 | 738 | |
| 1948 | — | #256 | 645 | |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #257 | 669 |
| 1946 | — | #287 | 506 | |
| 1945 | — | #362 | 269 | |
| 1944 | — | #336 | 315 | |
| 1943 | — | #328 | 350 | |
| 1942 | — | #343 | 315 | |
| 1941 | — | #340 | 289 | |
| 1940 | — | #336 | 288 | |
| 1939 | — | #418 | 185 | |
| 1938 | — | #544 | 114 | |
| 1937 | — | #609 | 91 | |
| 1936 | — | #747 | 65 | |
| 1935 | — | #881 | 51 | |
| 1934 | — | #942 | 45 | |
| 1933 | — | #926 | 46 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,198 | 32 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,128 | 36 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,330 | 29 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,480 | 24 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,760 | 19 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,468 | 26 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,661 | 21 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,806 | 19 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,894 | 18 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,123 | 15 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,240 | 14 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,703 | 21 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,642 | 22 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,624 | 21 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,767 | 19 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,815 | 17 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,698 | 18 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,707 | 17 | |
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | — | #2,496 | 6 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,885 | 8 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
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| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
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| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Brent! It came in at #936, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1911, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Brent is popular in 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#34 · 1 in 122
- Montana#39 · 1 in 150
- Minnesota#39 · 1 in 161
- Nebraska#41 · 1 in 164
- Iowa#43 · 1 in 184
Best ever in a state: #13 in Utah, 1950.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #34 | 38 | 1 in 122 |
| Minnesota | #39 | 166 | 1 in 161 |
| Montana | #39 | 31 | 1 in 150 |
| Nebraska | #41 | 66 | 1 in 164 |
| Iowa | #43 | 104 | 1 in 184 |
| South Dakota | #45 | 25 | 1 in 178 |
| Utah | #48 | 63 | 1 in 192 |
| Indiana | #50 | 204 | 1 in 204 |
| Idaho | #52 | 27 | 1 in 216 |
| Washington | #53 | 97 | 1 in 225 |
| Kansas | #55 | 60 | 1 in 239 |
| Oregon | #56 | 60 | 1 in 242 |
| Michigan | #57 | 225 | 1 in 306 |
| Wyoming | #57 | 10 | 1 in 217 |
| Ohio | #58 | 253 | 1 in 322 |
| Oklahoma | #59 | 73 | 1 in 259 |
| Louisiana | #60 | 112 | 1 in 279 |
| Missouri | #64 | 105 | 1 in 335 |
| Wisconsin | #66 | 100 | 1 in 304 |
| Colorado | #67 | 55 | 1 in 329 |
| Delaware | #72 | 10 | 1 in 368 |
| West Virginia | #74 | 39 | 1 in 354 |
| Illinois | #78 | 187 | 1 in 442 |
| Rhode Island | #85 | 11 | 1 in 548 |
| Arkansas | #88 | 36 | 1 in 416 |
| Vermont | #89 | 7 | 1 in 425 |
| Pennsylvania | #92 | 136 | 1 in 582 |
| California | #94 | 315 | 1 in 477 |
| Kentucky | #94 | 51 | 1 in 520 |
| Nevada | #98 | 7 | 1 in 486 |
| Alaska | #103 | 6 | 1 in 449 |
| Maine | #103 | 12 | 1 in 607 |
| Georgia | #106 | 80 | 1 in 507 |
| Tennessee | #106 | 57 | 1 in 564 |
| Arizona | #111 | 32 | 1 in 529 |
| Alabama | #115 | 47 | 1 in 588 |
| Texas | #118 | 203 | 1 in 524 |
| North Carolina | #121 | 63 | 1 in 660 |
| Hawaii | #122 | 11 | 1 in 549 |
| New Hampshire | #133 | 5 | 1 in 1,026 |
| Connecticut | #135 | 19 | 1 in 939 |
| Virginia | #135 | 44 | 1 in 758 |
| South Carolina | #144 | 30 | 1 in 726 |
| Maryland | #152 | 26 | 1 in 907 |
| Mississippi | #152 | 25 | 1 in 797 |
| Florida | #158 | 61 | 1 in 828 |
| Massachusetts | #170 | 21 | 1 in 1,794 |
| New Mexico | #171 | 12 | 1 in 736 |
| District of Columbia | #176 | 9 | 1 in 1,038 |
| New York | #228 | 71 | 1 in 1,717 |
| New Jersey | #242 | 23 | 1 in 1,995 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Brent
- 141 spots since 2024 (#1,650 → #1,509)
- 247 spots since 2020 (#1,262 → #1,509)
- 636 spots since 2015 (#873 → #1,509)
- Biggest jump: 272 spots in 1933 (#1,198 → #926)
- Biggest drop: 127 spots in 2011 (#655 → #782)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1971 at #73 (4,053 births)
- Births halved by 1992, 21 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 18 yrs · run 1969–1986
- Top 1,000: 85 yrs · run 1933–2016
- Highest: 1 in 435 boys born in 1970 were named Brent (0.23%)
- Latest: 1 in 14,725 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #73 in 1971, was only 1 in 436 (0.23%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 25.3% of all boys named Brent (35,380) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #936 (1885) | #936 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,101 (1896) | #1,101 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 111 | #1,589 (1910) | #1,823 |
| 1920s | 199 | #1,468 (1927) | #1,778 |
| 1930s | 694 | #418 (1939) | #872 |
| 1940s | 4,384 | #240 (1949) | #309 |
| 1950s | 14,335 | #151 (1959) | #190 |
| 1960s | 27,164 | #92 (1969) | #123 |
| 1970s | 35,380 | #73 (1971) | #79 |
| 1980s | 31,279 | #84 (1980) | #96 |
| 1990s | 16,624 | #127 (1990) | #199 |
| 2000s | 6,303 | #319 (2000) | #443 |
| 2010s | 2,536 | #655 (2010) | #892 |
| 2020s | 780 | #1,240 (2021) | #1,411 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Brent in 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 69,147 of them was named Brent, which outranked 69.2% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,903Wesley23
- #2,903Yolande23
- #2,903Yolunda23
- #2,976Brent22
- #2,976Alda22
- #2,976Alise22
- #2,976Amberly22
- #3,062Agatha21
- #3,062Aime21
- #3,062Alene21
Tied with 85 names at #2,976; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 459 of them was named Brent, which outranked 98.7% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.