Brenner vs Brent

Side-by-side comparison of Brenner and Brent — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Brenner

Boy name · Rank #4116

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Name B

Brent

Boy name · Rank #1651

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Metric Brenner Brent
Current Rank #4116 #1651
Total Births (all years) 1,200 139,687
Peak Year 2008 1970
Peak Year Births 76 4,270
Peak Decade 2000ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1979 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Brenner Brent
1880ss — 5
1890ss — 5
1910ss — 111
1920ss — 199
1930ss — 694
1940ss — 4,384
1950ss — 14,335
1960ss — 27,165
1970ss 5 35,383
1980ss 22 31,280
1990ss 179 16,624
2000ss 472 6,303
2010ss 412 2,535
2020ss 110 664

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brenner Brent
2014 38 263
2015 35 253
2016 42 211
2017 26 201
2018 30 163
2019 17 182
2020 20 145
2021 20 154
2022 19 138
2023 25 125
2024 26 102

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1979–2024.

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