Boy
Trent
As a boy's name, Trent traces back to Old English, where it is understood to mean "Also an Old English river name, possibly trespasser (flood-prone river)". It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2000s than ever before. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. 2001 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.
EtymologyShort for Trenton
Old EnglishAlso an Old English river name, possibly "trespasser" (flood-prone river)
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
13
1920s
89
1930s
111
1940s
303
1950s
1,180
1960s
5,159
1970s
6,666
1980s
6,960
1990s
11,502
2000s
13,065
2010s
5,017
Peaked in the 2000s · 50,065 total U.S. births since 1900