Boy · Brittonic, through English
Brent
Say it: BRENT
Meaning
From an English surname and place name, probably from a Celtic word meaning 'hill' or 'high place'.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Popular in the US from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1970s
In the United States
- 139,749 babies given this name since 1885
- At its height in 1970, about 1 in 435 boys
- 145 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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