Trent

Last seen for girls in 2004 at #16,099 · #1,341 for boys in 2025, 142 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
2001 · 1,719 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
51,608
since 1916

Trent over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Trent has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201997peak #208, 2001boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,341142
2024—#1,295151
2023—#1,234159
2022—#1,125188
2021—#1,034209
2020—#935235
2019—#837269
2018—#801282
2017—#657390
2016—#642413
2015—#555517
2014—#496567
2013—#441655
2012—#381791
2011—#375800
2010—#344901
2009—#3021,075
2008—#3121,069
2007—#2891,182
2006—#2881,210
2005—#2721,225
2004#16,0995#2581,282
2003—#2411,379
2002—#2311,453
2001—#2081,719
2000—#2321,469
1999#14,4115#2371,367
1998—#2311,375
1997—#2441,228
1996—#2521,174
1995—#2521,117
1994—#2681,060
1993#13,4425#2761,040
1992—#2571,099
1991—#278960
1990—#2531,073
1989#12,3625#2421,081
1988—#252930
1987#8,7787#305706
1986—#309656
1985#6,9559#292701
1984—#322596
1983#10,2755#348523
1982#10,5175#326586
1981#10,4115#331567
1980—#328578
1979#9,0106#307635
1978#8,5626#320548
1977#9,6525#326572
1976—#308569
1975—#289666
1974—#291633
1973#8,4235#298600
1972—#272712
1971—#263834
1970#7,0706#262864
1969#5,0579#281703
1968#5,6427#288660
1967—#291628
1966—#307593
1965#5,2897#323554
1964—#337543
1963—#352488
1962—#416371
1961—#441330
1960—#490261
1959—#520228
1958—#578179
1957—#597166
1956—#669130
1955—#634137
1954—#72798
1953—#75489
1952—#89662
1951—#1,07045
1950—#1,05245
1949—#1,08542
1948—#1,16038
1947—#1,08145
1946—#1,19634
1945—#1,44521
1944—#1,31126
1943—#1,30828
1942—#1,42124
1941—#1,33325
1940—#1,51920
1939—#2,05012
1938—#1,47621
1937—#1,75616
1936—#2,18411
1935—#1,92914
1934—#2,5639
1933—#3,0047
1932—#2,8498
1931—#3,3906
1930—#3,2897
1929—#2,58910
1928—#2,16214
1927—#3,7806
1926—#3,1398
1925—#2,75510
1924—#3,2608
1923—#3,1758
1922—#2,48612
1921—#3,2148
1920—#4,2865
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First appearance
1916

The first year at least five boys were named Trent! It came in at #3,516, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1917, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Trent is popular in 1997

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedAKMaine: #191 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,151 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #142 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 744 boysNHWashington: #213 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,088 boysWAIdaho: #162 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 623 boysIDMontana: #166 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 671 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #138 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 824 boysMNIllinois: #257 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,625 boysILWisconsin: #140 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 798 boysWIMichigan: #163 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 927 boysMINew York: #728 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 7,660 boysNYMassachusetts: #261 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,268 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedRIOregon: #235 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,209 boysORNevada: #174 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 763 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #124 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 485 boysSDIowa: #159 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 813 boysIAIndiana: #180 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,036 boysINOhio: #153 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 946 boysOHPennsylvania: #178 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,178 boysPANew Jersey: #317 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,672 boysNJConnecticut: #257 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,051 boysCTCalifornia: #324 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 2,274 boysCAUtah: #317 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,912 boysUTColorado: #169 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 807 boysCONebraska: #216 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,219 boysNEMissouri: #159 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 905 boysMOKentucky: #168 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,009 boysKYWest Virginia: #174 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,030 boysWVVirginia: #282 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,930 boysVAMaryland: #247 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,653 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedDEArizona: #242 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,272 boysAZNew Mexico: #362 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,132 boysNMKansas: #220 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,190 boysKSArkansas: #304 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,833 boysARTennessee: #267 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,825 boysTNNorth Carolina: #242 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,469 boysNCSouth Carolina: #332 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,018 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #157 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 745 boysOKLouisiana: #124 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 560 boysLAMississippi: #289 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,496 boysMSAlabama: #261 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,537 boysALGeorgia: #258 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,434 boysGAHawaii: #174 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 752 boysHITexas: #287 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 1,689 boysTXFlorida: #211 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 1,263 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#124 · 1 in 485
  2. Louisiana#124 · 1 in 560
  3. Minnesota#138 · 1 in 824
  4. Wisconsin#140 · 1 in 798
  5. New Hampshire#142 · 1 in 744

Best ever in a state: #76 in Utah, 1969.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#124481 in 560
South Dakota#12481 in 485
Minnesota#138351 in 824
Wisconsin#140361 in 798
New Hampshire#14281 in 744
Ohio#153741 in 946
Oklahoma#157271 in 745
Iowa#159201 in 813
Missouri#159381 in 905
Idaho#162121 in 623
Michigan#163641 in 927
Montana#16661 in 671
Kentucky#168231 in 1,009
Colorado#169311 in 807
Hawaii#17471 in 752
Nevada#174141 in 763
West Virginia#17491 in 1,030
Pennsylvania#178561 in 1,178
Indiana#180361 in 1,036
Maine#19151 in 1,151
Florida#211681 in 1,263
Washington#213311 in 1,088
Nebraska#21681 in 1,219
Kansas#220131 in 1,190
Oregon#235161 in 1,209
Arizona#242271 in 1,272
North Carolina#242321 in 1,469
Maryland#247171 in 1,653
Connecticut#25791 in 2,051
Illinois#257491 in 1,625
Georgia#258351 in 1,434
Alabama#261161 in 1,537
Massachusetts#261161 in 2,268
Tennessee#267191 in 1,825
Virginia#282201 in 1,930
Texas#287931 in 1,689
Mississippi#289101 in 1,496
Arkansas#30481 in 1,833
New Jersey#317181 in 2,672
Utah#317101 in 1,912
California#3241081 in 2,274
South Carolina#332101 in 2,018
New Mexico#36251 in 2,132
New York#728151 in 7,660
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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 Trent
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 46 spots since 2024 (#1,295 → #1,341)
  • 406 spots since 2020 (#935 → #1,341)
  • 786 spots since 2015 (#555 → #1,341)
  • Biggest jump: 174 spots in 1952 (#1,070 → #896)
  • Biggest drop: 144 spots in 2018 (#657 → #801)
Rise & fade · boys
85 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1916
  • Peaked 2001 at #208 (1,719 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 69 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 69 yrs · run 1952–2020
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,130
  • Highest: 1 in 1,130 boys born in 2001 were named Trent (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,029 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 25.3% of all boys named Trent (13,063) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s13#3,368 (1918)#3,442
1920s89#2,162 (1928)#3,085
1930s111#1,476 (1938)#2,449
1940s303#1,081 (1947)#1,286
1950s1,179#520 (1959)#750
1960s5,131#281 (1969)#353
1970s6,633#262 (1970)#294
1980s6,924#242 (1989)#306
1990s11,493#231 (1998)#255
2000s13,063#208 (2001)#263
2010s5,585#344 (2010)#553
2020s1,084#935 (2020)#1,161

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.

Trent in 1997

boys
#244
1,228 births · 1 in 1,535 boys

Top boys' names in 1997

  1. #1Michael37,562
  2. #2Jacob34,163
  3. #3Matthew31,517
  4. #4Christopher29,108
  5. #5Joshua28,289
  6. #6Nicholas27,258
  7. #7Andrew25,208
  8. #8Brandon25,197
  9. #9Austin25,118
  10. #10Tyler24,879
  11. #244Trent1,228
More about 1997

boys

1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 1,535 of them was named Trent, which outranked 97.7% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trent
  1. #241Brent1,254
  2. #242Tony1,248
  3. #243Larry1,239
  4. #244Trent1,228
  5. #244Jimmy1,228
  6. #246Jaime1,212
  7. #247Zackary1,203
  8. #248Dallas1,183

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,420Jaret#2,145 → #725
  2. ↑ 712Kobe#1,265 → #553
  3. ↑ 580Ronaldo#1,465 → #885
  4. ↑ 420Jarett#1,334 → #914
  5. ↑ 416Gianni#1,093 → #677
Fallers
  1. ↓ 562Shaquille#662 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 373Dalvin#977 → #1,350
  3. ↓ 355Montel#990 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 328Codie#884 → #1,212
  5. ↓ 328Jair#884 → #1,212

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1997 →