Brent vs Clint
Brent and Clintcompared 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 South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1981, Brent was ranked #82 and Clint #86 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2016, Brent was ranked #4810 and Clint #4023 among boys in England and Wales.
Brent and Clint over time
Brent and Clint appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Brent held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Clint 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.
Clint reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Brent 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.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Brent #571 in 1998, Clint #1337 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 1996–2016
Brent held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Clint in 2.
Highest recorded here: Brent #571 in 1998, Clint #1337 in 1996.
The order changed in 2015: Clint moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #2941 and #3865; by 2015 that had become #4747 and #4747.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Brent #4810, Clint #4023.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Brent | Clint |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3449 (2022) | England and Wales · Boys #4023 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brent and Clint both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, 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
Clint
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #288 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1980–1982
Highest recorded position: #86 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1981 (recorded 1980–1982).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #4023 among boys in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Boys