Is Brently a boy or girl name?

Brently is a boy’s name. Of the 1,442 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.2% were girls and 98.8% were boys.

Brently

Recorded 1960–2025 · United States

Brently was most popular in 2014, when 121 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,080 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,631, with 19 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,442 people named Brently.

Brently over time

Births per year. The dot marks Brently’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brently a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brently is a boy’s name — 1.2% of the 1,442 Americans given it were girls and 98.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org