Trent
Trent is a surname and a male given name, and means "the flooder". It is generally associated with the River Trent, a river in Britain. It may also be a short form of the given name Trenton.
Meaning & Origin of Trent
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Trent is a surname and a male given name, and means "the flooder". It is generally associated with the River Trent, a river in Britain. It may also be a short form of the given name Trenton.
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The Story of Trent
Trent first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1916, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 1,719 Trents were born — ranking #208 that year. As of 2026, Trent ranks #1,442 for baby boys with 129 births, falling sharply (-45%). In total, more than 52K Trents have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Trent
Phonetically similar names — useful when Trent is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Trend
- Trant
- Traunt
- Drent
- Tent
- Trench
- Trends
- Trained
- Tourette
- Tren
- Tret
- Trenched
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About the name Trent
Trent is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 52K births in the dataset. Trent's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #208. Use the chart and map above to compare Trent's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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