Brent
1 syllable
♂ Male ◎ English ◈ 1 syllable
"One With The Brand"

From English

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.

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Brent at a glance
MeaningOne With The Brand
OriginEnglish
GenderMale
Syllables1
NumerologyLife Path 5
US Rank (today)#1208
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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.
The vibe of Brent
hilltopburntOld EnglishBrent crudeoil benchmarkmost importantsets ALLelevatedfundamental
Origin & history of Brent
Old English brent (hilltop/burnt) Brent
1
English roots
Brent means hilltop. Brent crude IS the world's most important oil benchmark — sets ALL prices.
2
First recorded
Earliest known use: Old English; Brent crude oil.
3
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
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)
167 Avg. per year
(last decade)
1,670 Total registrations
last 10 years
140,254 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #1,208) Moderate
↓ Declining in recent years
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Numerology of Brent
5
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.

Most important benchmark
Sets-ALL-oil
Hilltop-elevated
Five-letter strong
Fundamental-world
B2
R9
E5
N5
T2
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
Personality of Brent
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Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
🦋
Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
💬
Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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