How popular is the name Brent?

Brent ranks 248th among boys' names in US records, with 140,548 births since 1885. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,674.

Is Brent a unisex name?

No. Brent is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1970, when 4,276 children were given the name. It has been in use for 140 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Brentt. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#248 of boy names

Pronounced B R EH1 N T (ARPABET)

Brent is a boys' name, and first appears in 1885. It has been given to 140,548 children — the 248th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 58% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1970, when 4,276 children were given it.

Brentt is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1970Boys: 4,276Girls: 31

These spellings sound identical to Brent and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Brent?: Brent ranks 248th among boys' names in US records, with 140,548 births since 1885. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,674.
Is Brent a unisex name?: No. Brent is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Brent most popular?: 1970, when 4,276 children were given the name. It has been in use for 140 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Brent spelled?: Brentt. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.