Bret vs Brent

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

Name A

Bret

Boy name · Rank #4734

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Name B

Brent

Boy name · Rank #1653

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Metric Bret Brent
Current Rank #4734 #1653
Total Births (all years) 29,819 139,799
Peak Year 1959 1970
Peak Year Births 1,839 4,269
Peak Decade 1960s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1926 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Bret Brent
1880s - 5
1890s - 5
1910s - 111
1920s 5 199
1930s - 694
1940s 133 4,384
1950s 3,963 14,335
1960s 8,415 27,164
1970s 5,536 35,380
1980s 5,581 31,279
1990s 4,007 16,624
2000s 1,618 6,303
2010s 431 2,536
2020s 130 780

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bret Brent
2014 45 263
2015 33 254
2016 33 211
2017 23 201
2018 34 163
2019 21 182
2020 17 145
2021 22 154
2022 23 138
2023 27 125
2024 21 102
2025 20 116

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, 1926–2025.

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