Brent
About Brent
One of several blunt B names just this side of the gender divide. While its short and to-the-point sound may feel modern, it has been declining steadily since the 1980s.
David Brent is Ricky Gervais's character in the UK version of The Office.
Pronounced BRENT.
As of October 2026, Brent ranked #1509 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #73 in 1971.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #850 | 263 | 136.9 |
| 2015 | #879 | 253 | 132 |
| 2016 | #973 | 211 | 111.2 |
| 2017 | #1,006 | 201 | 108.6 |
| 2018 | #1,175 | 163 | 89.7 |
| 2019 | #1,093 | 182 | 101.4 |
| 2020 | #1,265 | 145 | 84 |
| 2021 | #1,240 | 154 | 88 |
| 2022 | #1,354 | 138 | 79 |
| 2023 | #1,448 | 125 | 73.1 |
| 2024 | #1,649 | 102 | 59.2 |
| 2025 | #1,509 | 116 | 67.9 |
World rankings
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Brent on lists
Famous Brents
- Brent Kinsman
American actor
- Brent Kite
Australian rugby league player
- Brent Woody Musburger
American sportscaster
- Brent Mydland
American keyboardist for the Grateful Dead
- Brent Seabrook
Canadian hockey player
- Brent Smith
American lead singer of rock band Shinedown
- General Sir Brent Spencer
English officer
- Brent Jay Spiner
American actor
- Brent Wilson
American former bassist for Panic! at the Disco
- Brent Austin Rivera
American influencer
Brent in pop culture
- "Brent"
in the early 1500s AD, a spelling of the word "burnt"
- Brent Tarleton
one of the Tarleton twins, in Gone With the Wind
- David Brent
from the UK TV series "The Office"