Brent means hilltop or burnt — from the Old English. Brent crude oil IS the world's most important benchmark — the price that sets ALL oil. George Brent IS one of Golden Age Hollywood's most dashing. Five letters of the world's most important oil benchmark, the price-that-sets-ALL, and Old English hilltop.
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.
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How popular is Brent?
1970peak 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 registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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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