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Brent

Boy English #1448 in 2023

Brent is a boy name of English origin.

Meaning of Brent

English surname from placenames in Devon and Somerset, from brant, referring to hills.

Popularity of Brent

Popularity, 1885–2023

125 births in 2023

1885 2023

139,585 U.S. births recorded from 1885–2023.

Peak year

1970

4,270 babies

First recorded

1885

138 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

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Girl · English

Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s

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Girl · English

English place name from sċīr + lēah

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.