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Brent vs Richard

Richard leads today (#234 vs #1,509), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Brent and Richard per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

19.6k39.2k58.9k1880192019602000BrentRichard1880: Brent 0 · Richard 7281881: Brent 0 · Richard 6411882: Brent 0 · Richard 7461883: Brent 0 · Richard 6491884: Brent 0 · Richard 7491885: Brent 5 · Richard 6721886: Brent 0 · Richard 7201887: Brent 0 · Richard 6221888: Brent 0 · Richard 7721889: Brent 0 · Richard 7111890: Brent 0 · Richard 7431891: Brent 0 · Richard 6091892: Brent 0 · Richard 8021893: Brent 0 · Richard 7321894: Brent 0 · Richard 8081895: Brent 0 · Richard 7271896: Brent 5 · Richard 8341897: Brent 0 · Richard 7021898: Brent 0 · Richard 8711899: Brent 0 · Richard 7441900: Brent 0 · Richard 1,1411901: Brent 0 · Richard 7841902: Brent 0 · Richard 9081903: Brent 0 · Richard 8621904: Brent 0 · Richard 9571905: Brent 0 · Richard 1,0331906: Brent 0 · Richard 1,0841907: Brent 0 · Richard 1,2351908: Brent 0 · Richard 1,2441909: Brent 0 · Richard 1,4271910: Brent 5 · Richard 1,6541911: Brent 0 · Richard 2,0301912: Brent 8 · Richard 4,1881913: Brent 6 · Richard 5,1071914: Brent 0 · Richard 6,6691915: Brent 17 · Richard 9,1431916: Brent 18 · Richard 10,1341917: Brent 17 · Richard 10,9141918: Brent 19 · Richard 12,3231919: Brent 21 · Richard 12,4411920: Brent 22 · Richard 15,0101921: Brent 21 · Richard 16,3761922: Brent 14 · Richard 17,5371923: Brent 15 · Richard 18,8871924: Brent 18 · Richard 21,2441925: Brent 19 · Richard 23,2691926: Brent 21 · Richard 25,1431927: Brent 26 · Richard 26,7681928: Brent 19 · Richard 28,7931929: Brent 24 · Richard 29,5721930: Brent 29 · Richard 32,1871931: Brent 36 · Richard 31,8221932: Brent 32 · Richard 31,8091933: Brent 46 · Richard 31,3311934: Brent 45 · Richard 33,1671935: Brent 51 · Richard 33,9461936: Brent 65 · Richard 33,4941937: Brent 91 · Richard 32,9751938: Brent 114 · Richard 34,3851939: Brent 185 · Richard 35,3861940: Brent 288 · Richard 37,4251941: Brent 289 · Richard 39,1121942: Brent 315 · Richard 43,5931943: Brent 350 · Richard 46,3391944: Brent 315 · Richard 45,6431945: Brent 269 · Richard 46,0461946: Brent 506 · Richard 58,8701947: Brent 669 · Richard 58,5321948: Brent 645 · Richard 50,9701949: Brent 738 · Richard 50,9461950: Brent 908 · Richard 51,0031951: Brent 942 · Richard 54,5411952: Brent 1,081 · Richard 58,3501953: Brent 1,202 · Richard 58,3891954: Brent 1,232 · Richard 57,0421955: Brent 1,382 · Richard 53,5661956: Brent 1,457 · Richard 52,9151957: Brent 1,779 · Richard 52,4461958: Brent 2,072 · Richard 50,0071959: Brent 2,280 · Richard 47,2021960: Brent 2,261 · Richard 43,5531961: Brent 2,553 · Richard 41,1421962: Brent 2,558 · Richard 39,4221963: Brent 2,815 · Richard 40,7721964: Brent 2,745 · Richard 40,0981965: Brent 2,408 · Richard 36,8171966: Brent 2,689 · Richard 34,4571967: Brent 2,861 · Richard 33,5851968: Brent 2,919 · Richard 32,9761969: Brent 3,355 · Richard 31,0851970: Brent 4,269 · Richard 30,4421971: Brent 4,053 · Richard 26,1541972: Brent 3,530 · Richard 22,3021973: Brent 3,287 · Richard 19,9421974: Brent 3,413 · Richard 18,6361975: Brent 3,364 · Richard 17,6871976: Brent 3,405 · Richard 16,7521977: Brent 3,423 · Richard 17,4421978: Brent 3,181 · Richard 16,7341979: Brent 3,455 · Richard 16,7131980: Brent 3,537 · Richard 16,6561981: Brent 3,371 · Richard 16,8551982: Brent 3,321 · Richard 16,7171983: Brent 3,030 · Richard 15,8881984: Brent 3,186 · Richard 15,6071985: Brent 3,321 · Richard 15,3301986: Brent 3,061 · Richard 15,0141987: Brent 2,835 · Richard 14,4011988: Brent 2,869 · Richard 14,1441989: Brent 2,748 · Richard 14,1331990: Brent 2,608 · Richard 13,5801991: Brent 2,193 · Richard 12,5531992: Brent 1,958 · Richard 11,3321993: Brent 1,801 · Richard 10,2301994: Brent 1,630 · Richard 9,5161995: Brent 1,586 · Richard 8,7841996: Brent 1,337 · Richard 8,1821997: Brent 1,254 · Richard 7,2431998: Brent 1,202 · Richard 6,9541999: Brent 1,055 · Richard 6,5022000: Brent 900 · Richard 6,3542001: Brent 847 · Richard 5,7712002: Brent 727 · Richard 5,3222003: Brent 685 · Richard 5,0542004: Brent 646 · Richard 4,8482005: Brent 562 · Richard 4,6672006: Brent 544 · Richard 4,4692007: Brent 522 · Richard 4,4252008: Brent 471 · Richard 4,0602009: Brent 399 · Richard 3,6122010: Brent 368 · Richard 3,2382011: Brent 287 · Richard 3,1652012: Brent 318 · Richard 3,0292013: Brent 289 · Richard 2,8002014: Brent 263 · Richard 2,8882015: Brent 254 · Richard 2,6882016: Brent 211 · Richard 2,5252017: Brent 201 · Richard 2,2862018: Brent 163 · Richard 2,1382019: Brent 182 · Richard 1,9902020: Brent 145 · Richard 1,8282021: Brent 154 · Richard 1,7832022: Brent 138 · Richard 1,6882023: Brent 125 · Richard 1,6452024: Brent 102 · Richard 1,5442025: Brent 116 · Richard 1,505
BrentRichard

Head to head

BrentRichard
2025 rank
#1,509
#234
Babies named in 2025
116
1,505
Peak year
1970
1946
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
139,799
2,577,552
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