Bentley

#1,467 for girls in 2025, 146 births · #215 for boys in 2025, 1,649 births
Given to boys 94.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
#75
2012 · 5,895 births
Debut · boys
1890
6 births
In top 100 · boys
7 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
60,027
since 1890

Bentley over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202002peak #905, 2011peak #75, 2012girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,467146#2151,649
2024#1,698120#2011,782
2023#1,500144#1861,922
2022#1,621130#1722,197
2021#1,562134#1502,522
2020#1,743115#1412,590
2019#1,452152#1302,983
2018#1,512144#1213,279
2017#1,478151#1013,841
2016#1,496152#1004,073
2015#1,297185#924,342
2014#1,326178#894,785
2013#1,126215#815,395
2012#1,018248#755,895
2011#905288#755,587
2010#1,063233#1003,776
2009#1,561144#514522
2008#2,15793#936217
2007#2,34881#996195
2006#2,43876#1,054170
2005#2,90256#1,216130
2004#3,33345#1,404101
2003#3,73137#1,56181
2002#3,65436#1,68270
2001#3,36840#1,60074
2000#4,40027#2,42539
1999#5,21920#2,16243
1998#6,07316#2,65131
1997#5,01020#2,39634
1996#5,77116#2,74727
1995#8,07910#2,50030
1994#7,60411#2,68527
1993#9,5598#2,69726
1992#6,65213#2,83424
1991#9,3368#2,60626
1990#8,5019#2,55326
1989#8,7618#2,06834
1988#5,89513#2,03531
1987#9,8256#2,16927
1986#8,5237#2,16126
1985—#1,83432
1984—#2,61318
1983—#2,40820
1982—#1,89029
1981—#2,56918
1980—#2,28422
1979—#2,15723
1978—#2,20521
1977—#2,66516
1976—#2,11322
1975—#3,24611
1974—#2,27718
1973—#2,40516
1972—#2,24317
1971—#2,05220
1970—#1,74325
1969—#1,68024
1968—#1,73121
1967—#1,47627
1966—#1,34532
1965—#1,42929
1964—#1,07050
1963—#1,19542
1962—#92667
1961—#95065
1960—#1,17844
1959—#1,14146
1958—#1,20441
1957—#2,63110
1956—#1,88618
1955—#2,21913
1954—#1,95616
1953—#2,03815
1952—#1,85617
1951—#2,6629
1950—#2,43810
1949—#3,0197
1948—#2,02714
1947—#1,91616
1946—#1,81316
1945—#2,3939
1944—#1,89014
1943—#2,40510
1942—#1,62919
1941—#1,53220
1940—#1,89414
1939—#2,28810
1938—#2,4799
1937—#2,6808
1936—#1,96413
1935—#2,24611
1934—#2,39310
1933—#1,90514
1932—#2,46510
1931—#2,8648
1930—#1,96415
1929—#2,19913
1928—#3,3577
1927—#1,95917
1926—#1,84618
1925—#2,01216
1924—#2,04316
1923—#2,44612
1922—#2,34713
1921—#2,15215
1920—#2,60211
1919—#2,15214
1918—#2,16514
1917—#2,09114
1916—#1,94915
1915—#3,3926
1914—#3,2645
1913—#2,4966
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First appearance
1890

The first year at least five boys were named Bentley! It came in at #884, and was given to 6 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1891–1910, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Bentley is popular in 2002

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,743 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 35,008 boysCAUtah: #380 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,385 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedMSAlabama: #587 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,635 boysALGeorgia: #954 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,301 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedHITexas: #1,871 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 34,911 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Bentley, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#380 · 1 in 2,385
  2. Alabama#587 · 1 in 4,635
  3. Georgia#954 · 1 in 9,301
  4. California#1,743 · 1 in 35,008
  5. Texas#1,871 · 1 in 34,911

Best ever in a state: #3 in West Virginia, 2012.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#38091 in 2,385
Alabama#58751 in 4,635
Georgia#95461 in 9,301
California#1,74371 in 35,008
Texas#1,87151 in 34,911
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Bentley
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 14 spots since 2024 (#201 → #215)
  • 74 spots since 2020 (#141 → #215)
  • 123 spots since 2015 (#92 → #215)
  • Biggest jump: 422 spots in 2009 (#936 → #514)
  • Biggest drop: 269 spots in 1963 (#926 → #1,195)
Rise & fade · boys
122 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1890
  • Peaked 2012 at #75 (5,895 births)
  • Births halved by 2020, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 7 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 7 yrs · run 2010–2016
  • Top 1,000: 22 yrs · run 2007–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 322
  • Highest: 1 in 322 boys born in 2012 were named Bentley (0.31%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,036 boys born in 2025 (0.10%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 73.2% of all boys named Bentley (43,956) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s6#884 (1890)#884
1900s0——
1910s83#1,190 (1911)#2,337
1920s138#1,846 (1926)#2,296
1930s108#1,905 (1933)#2,325
1940s139#1,532 (1941)#2,052
1950s195#1,141 (1959)#2,003
1960s401#926 (1962)#1,298
1970s189#1,743 (1970)#2,311
1980s257#1,834 (1985)#2,203
1990s294#2,162 (1999)#2,583
2000s1,599#514 (2009)#1,339
2010s43,956#75 (2012)#96
2020s12,662#141 (2020)#178

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Bentley in 2002

girls
#3,654
36 births · 1 in 49,913 girls
boys
#1,682
70 births · 1 in 27,736 boys

Top girls' names in 2002

  1. #1Emily24,470
  2. #2Madison21,774
  3. #3Hannah18,828
  4. #4Emma16,558
  5. #5Alexis15,636
  6. #6Ashley15,344
  7. #7Abigail15,303
  8. #8Sarah14,779
  9. #9Samantha14,671
  10. #10Olivia14,631
  11. #3,654Bentley36

Top boys' names in 2002

  1. #1Jacob30,586
  2. #2Michael28,258
  3. #3Joshua25,998
  4. #4Matthew25,154
  5. #5Ethan22,113
  6. #6Andrew22,037
  7. #7Joseph21,920
  8. #8Christopher21,689
  9. #9Nicholas21,390
  10. #10Daniel21,352
  11. #1,682Bentley70
More about 2002

girls

1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 49,913 of them was named Bentley, which outranked 79.8% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bentley
  1. #3,595Ysabel37
  2. #3,595Zariyah37
  3. #3,595Zia37
  4. #3,654Bentley36
  5. #3,654Aarushi36
  6. #3,654Aishwarya36
  7. #3,654Alessa36
  8. #3,730Abbygale35
  9. #3,730Agustina35
  10. #3,730Aiko35

Tied with 75 names at #3,654; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,168Cadence#2,126 → #958
  2. ↑ 949Lisbeth#1,573 → #624
  3. ↑ 710Ashanti#825 → #115
  4. ↑ 464Elle#1,076 → #612
  5. ↑ 412Nyla#865 → #453
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,141Citlalli#609 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 748Nallely#772 → #1,520
  3. ↓ 617Dafne#967 → #1,584
  4. ↓ 582Beyonce#700 → #1,282
  5. ↓ 540Mikaila#928 → #1,468

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,941,514 boys got a published name in 2002; 1 in 27,736 of them was named Bentley, which outranked 86.5% of the 12,489 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bentley
  1. #1,660Tyshaun71
  2. #1,660Virgil71
  3. #1,660Zev71
  4. #1,682Bentley70
  5. #1,682Blair70
  6. #1,682Claude70
  7. #1,682Flavio70
  8. #1,694Anakin69
  9. #1,694Donny69
  10. #1,694Dontay69

Tied with 11 names at #1,682; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 10,021Omarion#10,556 → #535
  2. ↑ 3,583Amarion#4,302 → #719
  3. ↑ 3,370Yahir#3,974 → #604
  4. ↑ 1,466Gael#2,185 → #719
  5. ↑ 1,287Lisandro#2,185 → #898
Fallers
  1. ↓ 546Daunte#968 → #1,514
  2. ↓ 405Imanol#921 → #1,326
  3. ↓ 376Shemar#594 → #970
  4. ↓ 347Jade#958 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 311Jalon#873 → #1,184

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2002 →