Trent is an English surname taken from the River Trent, whose Celtic name is of uncertain meaning and is usually read as "the trespasser", a river prone to flooding. It became a stand-alone first name in 20th-century America and belongs to the musician Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. Trent ranked number 232 in 2000, peaked at number 208 in 2001, dropped out of the top 1000 in 2021 and stands at number 1344 in 2025.