Bevan vs Brent

Bevan and Brentcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

New Zealand · Boys
In 1981, Bevan was ranked #84 and Brent #55 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Bevan was ranked #2755 and Brent #3449 among boys in England and Wales.

Bevan and Brent over time

Bevan and Brent appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bevan and Brent changed places 11 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2022, ending at #2755 and #3449.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Bevan #845 in 1997, Brent #571 in 1998.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 1996–2022
Bevan held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Brent in 9.
Highest recorded here: Bevan #845 in 1997, Brent #571 in 1998.
The order changed in 2022: Bevan moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #4608 and #4608; by 2022 that had become #2755 and #3449.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Bevan #2755, Brent #3449.
New Zealand · Boys8 shared years, 1973–1981
Bevan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Brent in 8.
Highest recorded here: Bevan #59 in 1978, Brent #36 in 1973.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1981: Bevan #84, Brent #55.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Brent

Pairs where Brent shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Tony vs Brent
Tony and Brent changed places 13 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1954 and 1987, ending at #58 and #97.
Tony · Brent · 34 shared years, 1954–1987 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 1987 New Zealand ranking
Jason vs Brent
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Boys within 2 years — Jason #1 in 1970, Brent #22 in 1968.
Jason · Brent · 22 shared years, 1966–1987 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1970 New Zealand ranking
Matthew vs Brent
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Matthew #1 in 1984, Brent #72 in 1983.
Matthew · Brent · 16 shared years, 1974–1992 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1984 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Michael vs Brent
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Boys within 2 years — Michael #1 in 1968, Brent #22 in 1968.
Michael · Brent · 34 shared years, 1954–1987 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1968 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Bevan, Brent
Field	Bevan	Brent
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	1
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, NZ	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Boys #4270 (2024)	England and Wales · Boys #3449 (2022)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	60/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Bevan has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Brent.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NZ.

How each name got here

Bevan

Popularity journey

First recorded1973
First recorded at #76 among boys in New Zealand in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1973–1981
Highest recorded position: #59 among boys in New Zealand, in 1978 (recorded 1973–1981).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Brent

Popularity journey

First recorded1954
First recorded at #67 among boys in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1987
Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1954–1987).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3449 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys