Boys' name · since 1960
Brently
1,424 babies named Brently in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,096 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,075 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,424
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brently is the #5075 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,424 recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Brently recorded 1,424 times among boys since 1960, holding rank #5075 nationally today, ahead of 64% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #4,096 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,075 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,424 born since 1960
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brently ranks #4,096 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,075 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,424 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,096 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,075 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,424
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brently's 1,424 recorded births place it above 90.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Tennessee.
How Brently compares
1,424 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brently's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brently | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,424 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 121 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brently's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brently's full recorded timeline at 1993, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 121 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brently popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 121
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Brently popularity over time - girls
18 total births recorded since 2010 (Brently as girls' name)
Brently by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (731 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Brently's strongest decade.
731 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Brently births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 96
1960s
96 births
- 1970s 98
1970s
98 births
- 1980s 127
1980s
127 births
- 1990s 109
1990s
109 births
- 2000s 102
2000s
102 births
- 2010s
2010s
731 births
- 2020s 161
2020s
161 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 731 births (51% of all-time use).
How Brently compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Brently's total volume
Brently by state
Where Brently concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 34 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 26 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 25 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 24 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 22 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 22 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.2% |
34 of 1,424 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Brently appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brently's data
- Brently's decade-level peak was the 2010s (731 total births); usage has since declined to 161 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Brentlys (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brently: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~65 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1960–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brently draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.