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Brent

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Brent: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Dutch pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Marcel Coenders. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #571 to #4812.20002005201020162025#571#4812
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#898
1997#725
1998#571
1999#1027
2000#848
2001#1078
2002#1322
2003#1771
2004#2304
2005#1095
2006#2538
2007#1756
2008#3687
2009#1981
2010#2941
2011#2892
2012#2458
2013#3822
2015#4747
2016#4810
2017#4812
2018#3412
2020#4608
2022#3449
2025#3684

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in New Zealand in every year from 1954 to 1987.

In 2000: #244 among boys in Northern Ireland, #848 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1954–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1954–1987

    Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1954–1987).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1954 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #22 in New Zealand in 1968.

Brent's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#36845HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#34495HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#46083HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#34125HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#48123HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#48103HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#38224HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#24588HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#28926HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#29416HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#198110HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#36874HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#175611HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#25386HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#109519HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#23046HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#17718HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#132211HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#107814HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#84819HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#102714HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#57132HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#72522HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#89816HighVerified
1992New South Wales, Australiamale#9289InsufficientNot yet available
1991New South Wales, Australiamale#8792InsufficientNot yet available
1990New South Wales, Australiamale#82101InsufficientNot yet available
1989New South Wales, Australiamale#8792InsufficientNot yet available
1988New South Wales, Australiamale#78106InsufficientNot yet available
1987New South Wales, Australiamale#75110InsufficientNot yet available
1986New South Wales, Australiamale#72104InsufficientNot yet available
1985New South Wales, Australiamale#8190InsufficientNot yet available
1984New South Wales, Australiamale#8193InsufficientNot yet available
1983New South Wales, Australiamale#72108InsufficientNot yet available
1981New South Wales, Australiamale#8293InsufficientNot yet available
1979New South Wales, Australiamale#9082InsufficientNot yet available
1978New South Wales, Australiamale#8785InsufficientNot yet available
1977New South Wales, Australiamale#10070InsufficientNot yet available
1976New South Wales, Australiamale#9176InsufficientNot yet available
1974New South Wales, Australiamale#9179InsufficientNot yet available
1987New Zealandmale#9751HighVerified
1986New Zealandmale#7570HighVerified
1985New Zealandmale#7267HighVerified
1984New Zealandmale#6185HighVerified
1983New Zealandmale#9356HighVerified
1982New Zealandmale#7066HighVerified
1981New Zealandmale#5592HighVerified
1980New Zealandmale#54104HighVerified
1979New Zealandmale#50118HighVerified
1978New Zealandmale#52111HighVerified
1977New Zealandmale#53121HighVerified
1976New Zealandmale#37168HighVerified
1975New Zealandmale#38163HighVerified
1974New Zealandmale#38181HighVerified
1973New Zealandmale#36191HighVerified
1972New Zealandmale#32214HighVerified
1971New Zealandmale#26249HighVerified
1970New Zealandmale#31223HighVerified
1969New Zealandmale#31234HighVerified
1968New Zealandmale#22308HighVerified
1967New Zealandmale#26249HighVerified
1966New Zealandmale#32218HighVerified
1965New Zealandmale#30238HighVerified
1964New Zealandmale#26261HighVerified
1963New Zealandmale#28284HighVerified
1962New Zealandmale#32258HighVerified
1961New Zealandmale#31256HighVerified
1960New Zealandmale#47172HighVerified
1959New Zealandmale#46175HighVerified
1958New Zealandmale#51153HighVerified
1957New Zealandmale#52136HighVerified
1956New Zealandmale#64112HighVerified
1955New Zealandmale#7582HighVerified
1954New Zealandmale#6798HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#2444HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Brent is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Brent, between 1954 and 2025, in 64 of those 72 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

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Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New Zealand1954–198734#22 in 1968
New South Wales, Australia1974–199216#72 in 1983
England and Wales1996–202525#571 in 1998
Northern Ireland20001#244 in 2000

Its high point came 32 years earlier in New Zealand (1968) than in Northern Ireland (2000).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1992; it appears again in 1996.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Brent

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1954–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1954 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #22 in New Zealand in 1968. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.