Brent

Where Brent comes from

English surname from placenames in Devon and Somerset, from Old English brant (“steep”), referring to hills. Compare Brents.
— Wiktionary's entry for Brent
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1885
    First appearance
    #936 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1925
    Brent Scowcroft born
    9th & 17th United States National Security Advisor
  3. 1949
    Brent Spiner born
    American actor
  4. 1971
    Peak, #73
    4,053 babies named Brent — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1992
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #160.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, of 20th century and later usage.
Namesakes
  • Brent Spiner · American actor, born 1949
  • Brent Scowcroft · 9th & 17th United States National Security Advisor, 1925–2020
  • Brent Sancho · footballer and politician from Trinidad and Tobago, born 1977
  • Brent W. Jett · American astronaut, born 1958
  • Brent Renaud · American documentary filmmaker and journalist, 1971–2022

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.