Trent
From the English river Trent, whose name is Celtic and has been explained as referring to a river liable to flooding. It is also an English surname.
Trent in 2025
Trent was given to 142 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,811th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 23,347 babies born.
The history of Trent
Trent reached its highest point in 2001, when 1,719 babies were given the name, ranking 401st that year.
Across the 110 years of records since 1916, 51,710 babies have been named Trent. Half of them were born before 1995, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Trent by decade
| Decade | Babies named Trent | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 13 | 7,173 |
| 1920s | 89 | 4,366 |
| 1930s | 111 | 3,071 |
| 1940s | 303 | 2,388 |
| 1950s | 1,179 | 1,161 |
| 1960s | 5,154 | 613 |
| 1970s | 6,661 | 569 |
| 1980s | 6,960 | 492 |
| 1990s | 11,503 | 456 |
| 2000s | 13,068 | 401 |
| 2010s | 5,585 | 698 |
| 2020s | 1,084 | 1,960 |
Where Trent is heading
Trent has fallen 73% over the past decade, from 517 babies in 2015 to 142 in 2025.
Names like Trent
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Trent.