Brent

Boy's name · #1509 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Brent's best rank, #73, came in 1971; it has stepped well back to #1509 today. Roughly 140,000 boys have been named Brent since 1885.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#299 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,222 in Belgium (2025) · #1,626 in Canada (2024).

Brent Spiner — American actor
Brent Scowcroft — 9th & 17th United States National Security Advisor (1925–2020)
Brent Sancho — Footballer and politician from Trinidad and Tobago
Brent Renaud — American documentary filmmaker and journalist (1971–2022)
Brent W. Jett — American astronaut

Among 816 notable people named Brent:

Sports figures appear 2.26× more often than among typical names — e.g. Brent Sancho, Trinidadian politician (born 1977).

Similar names: Craig · Brett · Jeffery · Kent · Trent · Brenton

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