Brent vs Cee-Jay

Brent and Cee-Jaycompared 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.

England and Wales · Boys
In 2020, Brent was ranked #4608 and Cee-Jay #3334 among boys in England and Wales.

Brent and Cee-Jay over time

Brent and Cee-Jay appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Brent held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cee-Jay in 0.

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.

Brent reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cee-Jay in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

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.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 2000–2020
Brent held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Cee-Jay in 3.
Highest recorded here: Brent #848 in 2000, Cee-Jay #2458 in 2012.
The order changed in 2020: Cee-Jay moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #3412 and #4749; by 2020 that had become #4608 and #3334.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Brent #4608, Cee-Jay #3334.

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 Brent, Cee-Jay
Field	Brent	Cee-Jay
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	1	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NZ	GB-ENW
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Boys #3449 (2022)	England and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	40/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Brent has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Cee-Jay.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

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

Cee-Jay

Popularity journey

First recorded2000
First recorded at #2501 among boys in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #2458 among boys in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 2000–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys