How Many People Are Named Brently?
An estimated 1,386 people in the United States have the first name Brently. It is predominantly male (98.7%). The average bearer is 21 years old, and Brently peaked in popularity in 2014 with 121 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brently as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Brently paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,386
About 1 in 247,298 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.7% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2014
121 births
Total Registered
1,423
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brently
Brently is predominantly male (98.7%), though 18 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Brently as a male name
Ranked #4,899 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (121 births)
Brently as a female name
Ranked #17,340 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 2010 (7 births)
Brently: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brently span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 749 babies were registered. Brently has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brently by Decade
How has Brently tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Brently by State
Birth registrations for Brently span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Tennessee, Ohio, Texas. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan. On average, about 16 Brentlys were registered per state.
Brently + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brently as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brently
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brently: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brently?
We estimate approximately 1,386 people named Brently are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 247,298 Americans share this first name.
Is Brently a common name?
Brently is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,423 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brently most popular?
Brently reached peak popularity in 2014, when 121 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brently is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brently a male name?
Brently is predominantly male. 98.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brently Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brently Smith, Brently Johnson, Brently Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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