Brent Abernathy
There are approximately 7 people named Brent Abernathy living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Brent with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Abernathy. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
7
1 in 48,964,905
Named Brent
126K
Alive today
Named Abernathy
18K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 126K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1970
Average age: 48
Top Census group: White (88.5%)
Estimated bearers: 18K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,266
Per 100K: 5.23
Top ancestry: White (75.3%)
First name trend
Brent: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Brent. The peak year was 1970 with 4,301 births. The average person named Brent today is 48 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Brent
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Brent, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 88.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Brent described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Brent at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White88.5% · 105,403
- Black or African American4.3% · 5,172
- Two or more races2.8% · 3,309
- Hispanic or Latino2.3% · 2,727
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 1,550
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 978
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Abernathy surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Abernathy, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 75.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Abernathy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Abernathy at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White75.3% · 11,769
- Black or African American16.1% · 2,523
- Two or more races4.4% · 686
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 487
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 89
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 79
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Brent has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0366% of the US population, based on 125,512 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Brent right now.
The surname Abernathy appears at a rate of 5.23 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0052%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 7 people with the full name Brent Abernathy. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Brent
FAQ
Brent Abernathy: questions and answers
How many people are named Brent Abernathy?
We estimate approximately 7 people in the United States share the full name Brent Abernathy. That works out to about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0366%) with the surname frequency (5.23 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Brent Abernathy?
We classify Brent Abernathy as "Very Rare". About 1 in 48,964,905 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Brent a male or female name?
Brent is predominantly male. Out of 140,254 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Brent profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Brent Abernathy?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.