How Many People Are Named Trent?
An estimated 48,965 people in the United States have the first name Trent. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Trent peaked in popularity in 2001 with 1,719 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Trent 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 Trent paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Trent is overwhelmingly male, 102 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
48,965
About 1 in 7,000 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
2001
1,719 births
Total Registered
51,567
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Trent
Trent is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 51,567 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Trent as a male name
Ranked #1,299 in 2024
151 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (1,719 births)
Trent as a female name
Ranked #18,639 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 1969 (9 births)
Trent: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Trent span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 13,068 babies were registered. Trent has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Trent by Decade
How has Trent 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.
Trent by State
Birth registrations for Trent span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Vermont, Rhode Island. On average, about 951 Trents were registered per state.
Trent + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Trent as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Trent
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Trent: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Trent?
We estimate approximately 48,965 people named Trent 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 7,000 Americans share this first name.
Is Trent a common name?
Trent is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 51,567 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Trent most popular?
Trent reached peak popularity in 2001, when 1,719 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Trent is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Trent a male name?
Trent is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Trent Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Trent Smith, Trent Johnson, Trent 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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