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Why parents love Brent- Brent crude IS the world's most important oil benchmark.
- The price that sets ALL oil worldwide.
- Five letters with a strong, English sound: BRENT.
- The meaning hilltop IS naturally elevated.
- The most fundamentally important benchmark.
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The vibe of Brent
hilltopburntOld EnglishBrent crudeoil benchmarkmost importantsets ALLelevatedfundamental
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Origin & history of Brent
Old English brent (hilltop/burnt)
→ Brent
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English roots
Brent means hilltop. Brent crude IS the world's most important oil benchmark — sets ALL prices.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Old English; Brent crude oil.
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Today
Brent remains a beloved choice, ranking #1208 in the US. 140,254 babies have been named Brent since 1885.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Brent?
1970
peak year
Today, Brent is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1208), with only about 167 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1970, 4,270 babies were given the name (ranked #74 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1970s. Brent has been declining in recent years. In all, around 140,254 babies have been registered as Brent since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
4,270
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #74)
(ranked #74)
167
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,670
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
140,254
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Brent5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
Brent's Life Path 4 is the builder's number — benchmark building. People named Brent tend to be strong, elevated, and gifted at being the most important benchmark that sets everything.
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Most important benchmark✦
Sets-ALL-oil◈
Hilltop-elevated◎
Five-letter strong♡
Fundamental-worldB2
R9
E5
N5
T2
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Brent🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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