Brent Forename

3,805th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 276,152 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Brent Forename Definition:

A Gaelic name, meaning: Upright.

Brent Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
206,5621:1,755355
Canada
100%
34,2321:968212
Australia-8,7051:1,569311
New Zealand-8,2411:550125
South Africa
100%
5,0051:10,8961,821
England
100%
3,6151:15,3811,064
Philippines
99%
 
2,0301:52,2213,766
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
1,4941:911148
Saudi Arabia-1,1661:26,4263,414
Netherlands
100%
4831:34,9942,735
Thailand
100%
3851:181,98912,448
Ghana-3371:80,0783,677
Wales
99%
 
2341:13,224924
Bahamas-2251:1,775417
Belgium
100%
2221:51,7572,496
China-1841:7,424,21659,393
Samoa-1831:1,067329
Scotland
100%
1681:31,8471,243
Japan-1581:810,03813,777
Egypt
100%
1521:604,61114,932
Fiji-1441:6,1971,398
Brazil
100%
1111:1,930,05541,145
Dominican Republic-1111:93,9754,991
Germany
100%
1081:895,1667,366
Jamaica-1041:27,7231,991
Malawi
100%
851:201,3218,458
Nigeria
100%
841:2,113,86141,695
Kenya-771:601,39115,466
Grenada
97%
 
711:1,523319
Kuwait-661:57,3524,703
South Korea-481:115,5095,577
Ireland
100%
461:100,9462,497
Switzerland
100%
461:178,5544,373
Malaysia
98%
 
451:676,66526,854
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
441:2,536490
Mexico
100%
421:2,955,82014,852
Singapore-421:149,6927,999
France
100%
371:1,796,49610,992
Portugal-371:281,3755,179
Papua New Guinea
100%
351:232,92319,496
Saint Lucia
100%
341:5,230859
United Arab Emirates-341:210,35313,097
United States Virgin Islands-321:3,430618
Ecuador-301:590,8975,857
Guyana
100%
301:25,4422,915
Hong Kong-301:258,4243,493
Iraq
100%
291:1,207,5129,085
India
100%
281:43,388,499783,893
Belize
100%
271:13,1231,763
Zimbabwe
100%
271:571,25224,615
Botswana-261:84,0177,219
Sweden
100%
251:394,31610,934
Zambia-251:634,19213,051
American Samoa-231:2,428422
British Virgin Islands
100%
221:1,420328
Cayman Islands-221:2,786595
Turks and Caicos Islands-221:1,578368
Guam-211:7,6501,166
Northern Ireland
100%
201:92,1571,452
Antigua and Barbuda-201:4,970915
Barbados-191:15,2521,318
Denmark-191:297,3425,671
Norway
100%
191:270,1236,107
Spain-181:2,584,99812,929
Honduras
100%
171:518,6757,750
Russia
100%
161:9,014,60635,676
Italy
100%
151:4,070,80621,403
Afghanistan-131:2,509,50120,196
Bermuda-131:4,987816
Indonesia-131:19,843,359506,931
Oman-111:373,5154,585
Peru
90%
 
111:2,890,13225,809
Uganda
100%
111:3,723,35637,848
Saint Kitts and Nevis-101:5,486913
Taiwan
100%
101:2,376,96855,480
Vietnam-101:9,262,3114,040
Bangladesh-91:17,717,93019,122
Ethiopia-91:10,840,01514,737
Gibraltar-91:3,793625
Northern Mariana Islands-91:6,074908
Jersey-81:12,498955
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
Solomon Islands-81:72,6204,185
Venezuela
100%
81:3,775,23755,178
Costa Rica
100%
71:681,1358,843
Hungary
100%
71:1,398,8243,444
Albania
100%
61:507,76218,007
Anguilla
100%
61:2,209418
Chile
75%
 
61:2,934,53517,145
Liberia
67%
 
61:735,34418,173
Georgia-51:747,69311,698
Ivory Coast
100%
51:4,615,18769,481
Jordan
100%
51:1,765,3557,450
Nicaragua-51:1,203,66714,616
Tanzania
100%
51:10,557,66441,958
Turkey-51:15,560,34240,635
Dominica-41:18,868592
Guernsey-41:15,833609
Lebanon
100%
41:1,406,89310,167
Mozambique-41:6,810,8393,114
Norfolk Island-41:581152
Poland-41:9,506,7785,827
Tonga-41:26,859378
Vanuatu-41:65,448976
Argentina-31:14,257,74823,489
Colombia
100%
31:15,926,30951,235
Congo
100%
31:1,669,73530,542
Cook Islands-31:6,051772
Czechia
100%
31:3,552,0546,491
Luxembourg-31:188,0163,003
Ukraine
100%
31:15,166,63617,541
Austria-21:4,257,10013,469
Cambodia-21:8,136,66551,498
Cameroon-21:10,805,25286,897
Greece
100%
21:5,467,27417,678
Guatemala-21:8,054,21410,362
Kazakhstan-21:8,873,42235,327
Serbia-21:3,572,8608,125
Yemen-21:13,148,37610,677
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
Bhutan-11:824,9286,865
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Estonia-11:1,315,3808,883
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Gabon
100%
11:1,883,3364,538
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Israel
67%
 
11:8,402,91845,019
Lesotho-11:2,039,99747,971
Libya-11:6,221,3093,060
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Micronesia-11:106,5001,462
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Niue-11:1,60470
Pakistan
100%
11:194,357,680303,535
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374

Brent (20,501) may also be a surname.

Brent Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Gaelic name, meaning: Upright.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Brent Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brendt91396/
Brentt91259/
Brenth9168/
Brient9156/
Brents9151/
Brente9135/
Bhrent9110/
Brentd919/
Braent915/
Brennt914/
Breent913/
Brrent912/
Bruent912/
Bærent911/
Hbrent911/
Brehnt911/
Bren894,529/
Brnt894/
Brienth835/
Brentte833/
Brendth833/
Brent's831/
Breentz831/
Briendt831/
Brenths831/
Brien805,958/
Brend80932/
Brenn80575/
Breen80574/
Brint80307/
Braen80222/
Breng80167/
Brynt8095/
Bruen8065/
Broen8055/
Bhren8014/
Breun8013/
Brehn8012/
Vrent8011/
Bremt807/
Bremn804/
Bresn804/
Wrent802/
Brndt801/
Brren801/
Hbren801/
Brntp801/
Brenntte771/
Breentsh771/
Brn7537/
Brenne7369/
Brends7358/
Brienn7345/
Brendz7315/
Brynte7310/
Briend739/
Brinth738/
Brengy737/
Briehn736/
Breend736/
Brendh736/
Brynth735/
Brendd735/
Vrient733/
Brinte733/
Bryont733/
Bhreen733/
Brendw733/
Brynnt732/
Brints732/
Bremne732/
Breenn732/
Breuhn732/
Bhrenn732/
Brindt732/
Bhrzen731/
Bhruen731/
Brenzz731/
Brengh731/
Bree'n731/
Brie'n731/
Brinnt731/
Brintt731/
Braend731/
Brändt731/
Vrendt731/
Bërend731/
Brennd731/
Bresnn731/
Brencc731/
Bereniuto711/
Bryn6711,410/
Brin673,105/
Brem67836/
Brintch6773/
Brnd6743/
Vren6741/
Brün6724/
Vriendt6720/
Brne6710/
Brintsh674/
Brintte673/
Brhn673/
Børn673/
Brnk672/
Brindth672/
Breenne672/
Brendwo672/
Briendh672/
Brng672/
Brnh672/
Bhreemn671/
Bhrendz671/
Brehnne671/
Brynthe671/
Bryntte671/
Brûn671/
Brnc671/
Hbrn671/
Prewnit671/
Wrnt671/
Bornwut671/
Brendds671/
Brenndh671/
Brenwda671/
Bhrn671/

Brent Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brent in the Russian language
Брентbrent-

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