Masculine dossier · first seen 1885

Brent

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Brent
Creator: Social Security Administration

Endangered Down 97.6% from peak

Peak era

1970

Peak rank proxy

4,270

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1885Peak 19702024

Peak year

1970

Decline from peak

97.6%

2024

102

All-time

139,687

Brent once had enough force to mark a generation, but its current usage is a small remnant of that peak. The name still exists, yet now reads as a timestamp: personal, recognizable, and culturally receding.

Your name peaked in 1970, when 4,270 boys were named Brent.

In 2024, only 102 boys were given the name.

Down 97.6% from its peak.

All told, about 139,687 Americans have been named Brent and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1885.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 97.6% from peak

19704,270 boys named Brent

2024102 boys named Brent

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