Boys' name · since 1960
Brentt
Brentt has 294 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,696 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 294
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
294 boys have been named Brentt since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Brentt has 294 recorded births among boys since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2007.
- #10,696 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 294 born since 1960
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brentt ranks #10,696 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 294 born since 1960, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,696 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 294
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brentt's 294 recorded births place it above 76.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Brentt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brentt splits its recorded history at 1986: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brentt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2007
- Peak year (1990)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Brentt by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (102 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Brentt's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Brentt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
67 births
- 1980s
1980s
97 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 102 births (35% of all-time use).
Brentt by state
Where Brentt concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 294 births nationwide.
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What to do with Brentt's data
- Brentt's decade-level peak was the 1990s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Brentts (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brentt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1960–2007 (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 Brentt 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.