NameTides

Brent

Brent was the #1,509 boys' name in the US in 2025 (116 babies), and #3,684 in England & Wales and #1,718 in Canada.

Brent as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Brent as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Brent as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,509 (116)#3,684 (5)——#1,718 (12)—
2024#1,650 (102)———#1,583 (13)—
2023#1,449 (125)———#1,810 (10)—
2022#1,353 (138)#3,450 (5)——#1,284 (16)—
2021#1,240 (154)———#1,230 (17)—
2020#1,262 (145)#4,608 (3)——#1,595 (11)—
2019#1,094 (182)———#862 (27)—
2018#1,175 (163)#3,412 (5)——#1,471 (12)—
2017#1,007 (201)#4,812 (3)——#2,010 (8)—
2016#973 (211)#4,810 (3)——#1,118 (19)—
2015#873 (254)#4,747 (3)——#1,071 (19)—
2014#849 (263)———#878 (26)—
2013#777 (289)#3,822 (4)——#1,109 (18)—
2012#731 (318)#2,458 (8)——#862 (26)—
2011#782 (287)#2,892 (6)——#1,003 (21)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1970 at #74.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1885.

How common is it?

about 1 in 15,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 15,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Brent is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 18,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 21,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Brent by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #844INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,508CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #591LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,908TXFlorida: #1,126FL
Brent (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Brent (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BrentCanadaBoys#1,71812
BrentEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
BrentNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
BrentNSWBoys—too few
BrentScotlandBoys—too few
BrentUSGirls—too few
BrentUSBoys#1,509116