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Trent

/ˈtɹɛnt/ · 100% boys · 142 born in 2025

Trent has been given to about 51,710 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2001, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈtɹɛnt/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 47,327
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Trent per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2001 · 1,719
  • Born in 2025142
  • All time51,710
  • England & Wales, 202520

How popular is Trent?

Its best year was 2001, when 1,719 babies were given the name, ranking 208th. The typical living American called Trent is about 30 years old today. It is relatively most common in Indiana, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Trent

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Brent0.85
  2. Kent0.70
  3. Trenton0.61
  4. Trey0.60
  5. Tre0.60
  6. Truett0.58
  7. Grant0.55
  8. Brant0.55

Middle names for Trent

Ranked by flow score
  1. Trent James0.74
  2. Trent Cole0.73
  3. Trent Miles0.73
  4. Trent Wilder0.72
  5. Trent Paul0.55
  6. Trent John0.55

Sibling names for Trent

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gerardobrother · 0.98
  2. Enriquebrother · 0.98
  3. Marcosbrother · 0.97
  4. Marisolsister · 0.96
  5. Abbysister · 0.96
  6. Marinasister · 0.95

Where Trent is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Indiana0.01%
  2. Illinois0.01%
  3. Virginia0.01%
  4. North Carolina0.01%
  5. Pennsylvania0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Trent Anderson0.73
  2. Trent Allen0.73
  3. Trent Adams0.73
  4. Trent Evans0.70
  5. Trent Edwards0.70
  6. Trent Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Trent

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Trent across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.