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Brent

Brent is currently the #1509 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 116 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #1262 to #1509. Looking at the full record since 1885, Brent hit its all-time high of #73 in 1971, when 4,053 boys were given the name. State by state, Louisiana leads the way at #591.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1509
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#73
in 1971 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
116
boys named Brent

Brent popularity, 1880–2025

0.062%0.12%0.19%0.25%18801900192019401960198020002020#73 in 1971
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1971

Where Brent is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025MI—New York: #1760 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1760Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025IL—Indiana: #844 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IN#844Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025CT—California: #1508 (11 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1508Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025AR—Tennessee: #927 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TN#927North Carolina: #1277 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1277South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025OK—Louisiana: #591 (7 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)LA#591Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025AL—Georgia: #1350 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1350Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Brent in 2025HI—Texas: #1908 (8 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)TX#1908Florida: #1126 (11 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1126
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Louisiana (#591), Indiana (#844), Tennessee (#927)

Uniqueness score

62/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Brent in the most recent year of SSA data.

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