Brently
Brently was the 5065th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1397th with 121 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,386 places. More babies were named Brently in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,065 boys, down 1,854 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014121 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,442babies recorded
Brently popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 18 since 2010.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,065 | 19 |
| 2020 | #3,211 | 35 |
| 2010 | #3,724 | 28 |
| 2000 | #5,963 | 11 |
| 1990 | #3,324 | 18 |
| 1980 | #6,366 | 5 |
| 1970 | #2,636 | 13 |
| 1960 | #3,702 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Brently, counting every spelling?
Brently is a spelling of Brentley, a name family that ranked #1,459 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,065 for Brently on its own. Together these spellings went to 111 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentley | 75 | #2,009 | 566 |
| Brentlee | 17 | #5,424 | 149 |
| Brently | 19 | #5,065 | 126 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Brently?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brently (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Brently born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brently.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brently?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Brently are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 10 and 31. That makes Brently mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Brently by state
How common Brently was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Brently: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brently, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brently
How popular is the name Brently?
Brently was the 5065th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1397th with 121 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,386 places. More babies were named Brently in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Brently a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Brently in the US.
Where is Brently most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brently was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).