Brently
Brently is a male given name: 99% of people named Brently are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 99% male / 1% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 1,171 male / 18 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Brently
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Brently," in English, "Guten Tag Brently," in German. Brently is a male given name: about 99% of people named Brently are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Brently,
German
Guten Tag Brently,
French
Bonjour Brently,
Spanish
Estimado/a Brently:
Chinese
Brently您好:
Japanese
Brently様
English
Hi Brently,
German
Hi Brently,
French
Salut Brently,
Spanish
Hola Brently,
Chinese
Brently你好:
Japanese
Brentlyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | man's name | 99% |
United States birth data
1,171 male · 18 female · 1,189 births recorded
Since 1980: 98% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Brently a male or female name?
Brently is a male given name: 99% of people named Brently are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
How do I address Brently in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Brently," in English, "Guten Tag Brently," in German. Brently is a male given name: about 99% of people named Brently are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Brently a unisex name?
Brently is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Brently are men. Brently leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Brently a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/brently (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_brently,
title = {Is Brently a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/brently},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}