Trent

Last seen for girls in 2004 at #16,099 · #1,341 for boys in 2025, 142 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
2001 · 1,719 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
51,608
since 1916

Trent over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Trent has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #208, 2001boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,341142
2024#1,295151
2023#1,234159
2022#1,125188
2021#1,034209
2020#935235
2019#837269
2018#801282
2017#657390
2016#642413
2015#555517
2014#496567
2013#441655
2012#381791
2011#375800
2010#344901
2009#3021,075
2008#3121,069
2007#2891,182
2006#2881,210
2005#2721,225
2004#16,0995#2581,282
2003#2411,379
2002#2311,453
2001#2081,719
2000#2321,469
1999#14,4115#2371,367
1998#2311,375
1997#2441,228
1996#2521,174
1995#2521,117
1994#2681,060
1993#13,4425#2761,040
1992#2571,099
1991#278960
1990#2531,073
1989#12,3625#2421,081
1988#252930
1987#8,7787#305706
1986#309656
1985#6,9559#292701
1984#322596
1983#10,2755#348523
1982#10,5175#326586
1981#10,4115#331567
1980#328578
1979#9,0106#307635
1978#8,5626#320548
1977#9,6525#326572
1976#308569
1975#289666
1974#291633
1973#8,4235#298600
1972#272712
1971#263834
1970#7,0706#262864
1969#5,0579#281703
1968#5,6427#288660
1967#291628
1966#307593
1965#5,2897#323554
1964#337543
1963#352488
1962#416371
1961#441330
1960#490261
1959#520228
1958#578179
1957#597166
1956#669130
1955#634137
1954#72798
1953#75489
1952#89662
1951#1,07045
1950#1,05245
1949#1,08542
1948#1,16038
1947#1,08145
1946#1,19634
1945#1,44521
1944#1,31126
1943#1,30828
1942#1,42124
1941#1,33325
1940#1,51920
1939#2,05012
1938#1,47621
1937#1,75616
1936#2,18411
1935#1,92914
1934#2,5639
1933#3,0047
1932#2,8498
1931#3,3906
1930#3,2897
1929#2,58910
1928#2,16214
1927#3,7806
1926#3,1398
1925#2,75510
1924#3,2608
1923#3,1758
1922#2,48612
1921#3,2148
1920#4,2865
1919
1918#3,3687
1917
1916#3,5166
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First appearance
1916

The first year at least five boys were named Trent! It came in at #3,516, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1917, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Trent is popular in 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedNHWashington: #249 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,251 boysWAIdaho: #151 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 904 boysIDMontana: #168 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 923 boysMTNorth Dakota: #154 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,104 boysNDMinnesota: #130 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 988 boysMNIllinois: #278 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,420 boysILWisconsin: #181 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,896 boysWIMichigan: #239 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,505 boysMINew York: #691 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 10,087 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedRIOregon: #247 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,275 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #112 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 640 boysSDIowa: #101 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 587 boysIAIndiana: #139 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,018 boysINOhio: #210 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,083 boysOHPennsylvania: #351 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,138 boysPANew Jersey: #610 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,311 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #430 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 4,559 boysCAUtah: #132 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 740 boysUTColorado: #261 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,288 boysCONebraska: #116 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 781 boysNEMissouri: #229 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,050 boysMOKentucky: #236 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,483 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedWVVirginia: #465 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,300 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedDEArizona: #351 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,939 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedNMKansas: #154 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,020 boysKSArkansas: #179 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,174 boysARTennessee: #343 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,030 boysTNNorth Carolina: #268 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,251 boysNCSouth Carolina: #356 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,051 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #184 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,242 boysOKLouisiana: #204 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,054 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedMSAlabama: #253 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,966 boysALGeorgia: #388 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,926 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Trent, so not publishedHITexas: #290 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 2,073 boysTXFlorida: #419 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,147 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#101 · 1 in 587
  2. South Dakota#112 · 1 in 640
  3. Nebraska#116 · 1 in 781
  4. Minnesota#130 · 1 in 988
  5. Utah#132 · 1 in 740

Best ever in a state: #76 in Utah, 1969.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#101331 in 587
South Dakota#11281 in 640
Nebraska#116151 in 781
Minnesota#130321 in 988
Utah#132231 in 740
Indiana#139371 in 1,018
Idaho#15181 in 904
Kansas#154171 in 1,020
North Dakota#15451 in 1,104
Montana#16861 in 923
Arkansas#179131 in 1,174
Wisconsin#181181 in 1,896
Oklahoma#184191 in 1,242
Louisiana#204341 in 1,054
Ohio#210371 in 2,083
Missouri#229181 in 2,050
Kentucky#236101 in 2,483
Michigan#239261 in 2,505
Oregon#24781 in 2,275
Washington#249141 in 2,251
Alabama#253131 in 1,966
Colorado#261111 in 2,288
North Carolina#268181 in 2,251
Illinois#278341 in 2,420
Texas#290711 in 2,073
Tennessee#34381 in 4,030
Arizona#35191 in 2,939
Pennsylvania#351151 in 5,138
South Carolina#35671 in 3,051
Georgia#388111 in 3,926
Florida#419181 in 4,147
California#430491 in 4,559
Virginia#46561 in 6,300
New Jersey#61051 in 9,311
New York#691121 in 10,087
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Rhode Island
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Trent
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 46 spots since 2024 (#1,295#1,341)
  • 406 spots since 2020 (#935#1,341)
  • 786 spots since 2015 (#555#1,341)
  • Biggest jump: 174 spots in 1952 (#1,070#896)
  • Biggest drop: 144 spots in 2018 (#657#801)
Rise & fade · boys
85 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1916
  • Peaked 2001 at #208 (1,719 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 69 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 69 yrs · run 1952–2020
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,130
  • Highest: 1 in 1,130 boys born in 2001 were named Trent (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,029 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 25.3% of all boys named Trent (13,063) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s13#3,368 (1918)#3,442
1920s89#2,162 (1928)#3,085
1930s111#1,476 (1938)#2,449
1940s303#1,081 (1947)#1,286
1950s1,179#520 (1959)#750
1960s5,131#281 (1969)#353
1970s6,633#262 (1970)#294
1980s6,924#242 (1989)#306
1990s11,493#231 (1998)#255
2000s13,063#208 (2001)#263
2010s5,585#344 (2010)#553
2020s1,084#935 (2020)#1,161

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Trent in 1985

girls
#6,955
9 births · 1 in 191,203 girls
boys
#292
701 births · 1 in 2,637 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #6,955Trent9

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #292Trent701
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 191,203 of them was named Trent, which outranked 44.4% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trent
  1. #6,457Yumi10
  2. #6,457Yvonna10
  3. #6,457Zelma10
  4. #6,955Trent9
  5. #6,955Aarica9
  6. #6,955Aarin9
  7. #6,955Aarti9
  8. #7,563Abbra8
  9. #7,563Abigal8
  10. #7,563Abraham8

Tied with 607 names at #6,955; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. 7,360Kayleigh#8,153#793
  2. 1,675Madison#2,299#624
  3. 1,167Cierra#1,633#466
  4. 1,002Ciera#1,703#701
  5. 787Krystina#1,332#545
Fallers
  1. 1,164Grisel#784#1,948
  2. 893Ciji#963#1,856
  3. 419Falon#914#1,333
  4. 364Alesia#969#1,333
  5. 362Echo#845#1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 2,637 of them was named Trent, which outranked 96.2% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trent
  1. #289Gerardo709
  2. #290Nelson706
  3. #291Alvin705
  4. #292Trent701
  5. #293Enrique700
  6. #294Earl690
  7. #295Shannon689
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. 2,425Jaymes#3,270#845
  2. 977Trace#1,933#956
  3. 933Durrell#1,656#723
  4. 793Durell#1,399#606
  5. 562Brandyn#1,444#882
Fallers
  1. 420Anwar#951#1,371
  2. 345Zebulon#976#1,321
  3. 303Tavares#925#1,228
  4. 250Alonso#931#1,181
  5. 228Abdul#1,000#1,228

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1985