Boys' name · peaked in 2001
Trent name popularity since 1925
51,656 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Trent. Half of them were born in 1995 or earlier, so the typical Trent is about 31 years old in 2026. Trent peaked in 2001 as the #208 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 51,656
- Named Trent, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,344 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 102 girls · 51,554 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.91× its national share
Peak year is the year Trent made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Trent births per year, 1925–2025
2001 was the biggest year for Trent both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1958 and 1963, Trent became 2.8× more common, from 1 in 11,900 baby boys to 1 in 4,160.
- Steepest fall: Between 2013 and 2018, its share of baby boys fell by 55%, from 1 in 2,890 to 1 in 6,440.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Trent's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Trent.
Decade by decade
Babies named Trent in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 48 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 111 | #2,023 |
| 1940s | 0 | 303 | #1,492 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,179 | #637 |
| 1960s | 23 | 5,131 | #323 |
| 1970s | 28 | 6,633 | #289 |
| 1980s | 36 | 6,924 | #292 |
| 1990s | 10 | 11,493 | #252 |
| 2000s | 5 | 13,063 | #272 |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,585 | #557 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,084 | #1,344 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
37.8% of babies named Trent from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Trent is most popular
The index compares Trent's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Trent.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.91× | 1,218 |
| Idaho | 2.18× | 427 |
| Iowa | 2.04× | 1,274 |
| South Dakota | 2.00× | 313 |
| Louisiana | 1.90× | 1,674 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Trent's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Trent.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Trent (2001).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data