Given name & surname
Trent
“from the rushing waters”
Trent is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “from the rushing waters.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “from the rushing waters.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
From Middle English Trent, from Old English Trēonte, from Proto-Celtic *tri-sent(o)-on-ā-.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Trent through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 51,710
- 51,608 boys · 102 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 1,719 babies
- 2025
- 142
- #1,344 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 142 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,344 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 46.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,719 in 2001. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 47,904 as a first name in 2020; 17,979 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Trent’s family of names
In English usage, Trent is a diminutive of Trenton. Trent has a related form in Trente. Trent has a related form in Trint.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Trent
- Trent Alexander-ArnoldEnglish association football player (born 1998)
- Trent SainsburyAustralian association football playerborn 1992
- Trent LottUnited States Senator from Mississippiborn 1941
- Trent BoultNew Zealand cricketerborn 1989
- Trent FranksAmerican politicianborn 1957
- Trent BerettaAmerican professional wrestlerborn 1987
- Trent OpalochCanadian actor and cinematographerborn 1969
- Trent FordBritish-American model and actorborn 1979
- Trent KellyAmerican politicianborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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