Is Brent a boy or girl name?
Brent is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 102 boys were named Brent, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 140,254 US babies named Brent were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,649
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Brent since 1885
- 140,254
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 4,301 babies
Boys and girls named Brent, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 199 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 694 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 4,384 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 1950s | 14,335 | 40 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 27,165 | 78 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 35,383 | 210 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 31,280 | 212 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 16,624 | 21 | 0.1% |
| 2000s | 6,303 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,535 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 664 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 102 | #1,649 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 125 | #1,448 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 138 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 154 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 145 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 182 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 163 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 201 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 211 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 253 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 263 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 289 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 318 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 287 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 368 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 399 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 471 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 522 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 544 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 562 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 646 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 685 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 727 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 847 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 900 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,055 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,202 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,254 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,337 | #226 | 5 | #13,820 |
| 1995 | 1,586 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 1,630 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 1,801 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 1,958 | #160 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 2,193 | #146 | 6 | #11,687 |
| 1990 | 2,608 | #127 | 10 | #7,951 |
| 1989 | 2,749 | #118 | 12 | #6,587 |
| 1988 | 2,869 | #107 | 16 | #5,091 |
| 1987 | 2,835 | #103 | 31 | #3,032 |
| 1986 | 3,061 | #94 | 17 | #4,560 |
| 1985 | 3,321 | #89 | 24 | #3,523 |
| 1984 | 3,186 | #89 | 19 | #4,015 |
| 1983 | 3,030 | #94 | 20 | #3,829 |
| 1982 | 3,321 | #91 | 25 | #3,348 |
| 1981 | 3,370 | #89 | 22 | #3,635 |
| 1980 | 3,538 | #84 | 26 | #3,224 |
| 1979 | 3,457 | #84 | 17 | #4,245 |
| 1978 | 3,181 | #87 | 21 | #3,520 |
| 1977 | 3,423 | #85 | 20 | #3,622 |
| 1976 | 3,405 | #78 | 20 | #3,422 |
| 1975 | 3,364 | #79 | 17 | #3,788 |
| 1974 | 3,413 | #76 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1973 | 3,287 | #80 | 17 | #3,651 |
| 1972 | 3,530 | #77 | 22 | #2,984 |
| 1971 | 4,053 | #73 | 20 | #3,274 |
| 1970 | 4,270 | #74 | 31 | #2,399 |
| 1969 | 3,355 | #92 | 11 | #4,455 |
| 1968 | 2,919 | #102 | 8 | #5,189 |
| 1967 | 2,861 | #108 | 16 | #3,220 |
| 1966 | 2,688 | #114 | 5 | #6,666 |
| 1965 | 2,410 | #131 | 8 | #4,871 |
| 1964 | 2,746 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 2,814 | #125 | 7 | #5,349 |
| 1962 | 2,558 | #138 | 6 | #5,925 |
| 1961 | 2,555 | #137 | 8 | #4,931 |
| 1960 | 2,259 | #154 | 9 | #4,476 |
| 1959 | 2,280 | #151 | 7 | #5,081 |
| 1958 | 2,072 | #159 | 6 | #5,473 |
| 1957 | 1,780 | #174 | 8 | #4,573 |
| 1956 | 1,457 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 1,382 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 1,232 | #202 | 7 | #4,709 |
| 1953 | 1,201 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 1,081 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 942 | #211 | 6 | #4,897 |
| 1950 | 908 | #212 | 6 | #4,788 |
| 1949 | 738 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 645 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 669 | #257 | 6 | #4,809 |
| 1946 | 506 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 269 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 315 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 350 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 315 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 289 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 288 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 185 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 114 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 91 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 65 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 51 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 45 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 46 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 32 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 36 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,338 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 24 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,669 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 19 | #1,814 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 18 | #1,900 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,133 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,256 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 21 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 22 | #1,648 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,637 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 19 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 17 | #1,820 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,704 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,715 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,538 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,906 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,620 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #955 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brent reached #73 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #2,399 in 1970. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Brent
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.