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
- Peak · boys
- 2012 · 5,895 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 7 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 60,027since 1890
Bentley over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,467 | 146 | #215 | 1,649 |
| 2024 | #1,698 | 120 | #201 | 1,782 |
| 2023 | #1,500 | 144 | #186 | 1,922 |
| 2022 | #1,621 | 130 | #172 | 2,197 |
| 2021 | #1,562 | 134 | #150 | 2,522 |
| 2020 | #1,743 | 115 | #141 | 2,590 |
| 2019 | #1,452 | 152 | #130 | 2,983 |
| 2018 | #1,512 | 144 | #121 | 3,279 |
| 2017 | #1,478 | 151 | #101 | 3,841 |
| 2016 | #1,496 | 152 | #100 | 4,073 |
| 2015 | #1,297 | 185 | #92 | 4,342 |
| 2014 | #1,326 | 178 | #89 | 4,785 |
| 2013 | #1,126 | 215 | #81 | 5,395 |
| 2012 | #1,018 | 248 | #75 | 5,895 |
| 2011 | #905 | 288 | #75 | 5,587 |
| 2010 | #1,063 | 233 | #100 | 3,776 |
| 2009 | #1,561 | 144 | #514 | 522 |
| 2008 | #2,157 | 93 | #936 | 217 |
| 2007 | #2,348 | 81 | #996 | 195 |
| 2006 | #2,438 | 76 | #1,054 | 170 |
| 2005 | #2,902 | 56 | #1,216 | 130 |
| 2004 | #3,333 | 45 | #1,404 | 101 |
| 2003 | #3,731 | 37 | #1,561 | 81 |
| 2002 | #3,654 | 36 | #1,682 | 70 |
| 2001 | #3,368 | 40 | #1,600 | 74 |
| 2000 | #4,400 | 27 | #2,425 | 39 |
| 1999 | #5,219 | 20 | #2,162 | 43 |
| 1998 | #6,073 | 16 | #2,651 | 31 |
| 1997 | #5,010 | 20 | #2,396 | 34 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | #2,747 | 27 |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | #2,500 | 30 |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | #2,685 | 27 |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | #2,697 | 26 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | #2,834 | 24 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | #2,606 | 26 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #2,553 | 26 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #2,068 | 34 |
| 1988 | #5,895 | 13 | #2,035 | 31 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #2,169 | 27 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #2,161 | 26 |
| 1985 | — | #1,834 | 32 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,613 | 18 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,408 | 20 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,890 | 29 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,569 | 18 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,284 | 22 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,157 | 23 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,205 | 21 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,665 | 16 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,113 | 22 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,246 | 11 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,277 | 18 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,405 | 16 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,243 | 17 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,052 | 20 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,743 | 25 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,680 | 24 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,731 | 21 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,476 | 27 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,345 | 32 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,429 | 29 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,070 | 50 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,195 | 42 | |
| 1962 | — | #926 | 67 | |
| 1961 | — | #950 | 65 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,178 | 44 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,141 | 46 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,204 | 41 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,631 | 10 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,886 | 18 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,219 | 13 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,956 | 16 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,038 | 15 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,856 | 17 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,662 | 9 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,438 | 10 | |
| 1949 | — | #3,019 | 7 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,027 | 14 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,916 | 16 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,813 | 16 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,393 | 9 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,890 | 14 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,405 | 10 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,629 | 19 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,532 | 20 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,894 | 14 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,288 | 10 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,680 | 8 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,964 | 13 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,246 | 11 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,393 | 10 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,905 | 14 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,465 | 10 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,864 | 8 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,964 | 15 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,199 | 13 | |
| 1928 | — | #3,357 | 7 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,959 | 17 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,846 | 18 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,012 | 16 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,043 | 16 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,446 | 12 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,347 | 13 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,152 | 15 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,602 | 11 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,152 | 14 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,165 | 14 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,091 | 14 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,949 | 15 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,392 | 6 | |
| 1914 | — | #3,264 | 5 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,496 | 6 | |
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | #1,190 | 9 | |
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| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
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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 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#137 · 1 in 412
- Arkansas#175 · 1 in 715
- North Dakota#193 · 1 in 665
- Idaho#214 · 1 in 797
- Oklahoma#232 · 1 in 933
Best ever in a state: #3 in West Virginia, 2012.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #137 | 10 | 1 in 412 |
| Arkansas | #175 | 21 | 1 in 715 |
| North Dakota | #193 | 5 | 1 in 665 |
| Idaho | #214 | 11 | 1 in 797 |
| Oklahoma | #232 | 23 | 1 in 933 |
| Utah | #243 | 23 | 1 in 999 |
| West Virginia | #245 | 7 | 1 in 1,225 |
| Tennessee | #269 | 25 | 1 in 1,453 |
| Alabama | #276 | 17 | 1 in 1,421 |
| Nebraska | #277 | 9 | 1 in 1,153 |
| Mississippi | #279 | 11 | 1 in 1,355 |
| Louisiana | #295 | 18 | 1 in 1,391 |
| Iowa | #328 | 10 | 1 in 1,582 |
| Kentucky | #338 | 11 | 1 in 2,130 |
| Indiana | #361 | 18 | 1 in 2,077 |
| Wisconsin | #371 | 13 | 1 in 2,208 |
| Minnesota | #385 | 13 | 1 in 2,246 |
| Colorado | #404 | 13 | 1 in 2,211 |
| Kansas | #411 | 8 | 1 in 2,093 |
| Washington | #417 | 16 | 1 in 2,310 |
| Missouri | #424 | 13 | 1 in 2,574 |
| Ohio | #437 | 21 | 1 in 2,983 |
| North Carolina | #486 | 17 | 1 in 3,167 |
| Pennsylvania | #575 | 14 | 1 in 4,437 |
| Virginia | #591 | 10 | 1 in 4,216 |
| Massachusetts | #603 | 6 | 1 in 5,176 |
| Florida | #607 | 22 | 1 in 4,332 |
| Texas | #612 | 41 | 1 in 4,548 |
| Georgia | #632 | 14 | 1 in 4,216 |
| South Carolina | #659 | 5 | 1 in 4,340 |
| Arizona | #708 | 7 | 1 in 5,705 |
| California | #917 | 24 | 1 in 10,089 |
| Illinois | #992 | 8 | 1 in 9,069 |
| Michigan | #1,042 | 5 | 1 in 9,871 |
| New York | #1,312 | 8 | 1 in 13,464 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1890
- Peaked 2012 at #75 (5,895 births)
- Births halved by 2020, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 7 yrs · run 2010–2016
- Top 1,000: 22 yrs · run 2007–2025
- Highest: 1 in 322 boys born in 2012 were named Bentley (0.31%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,036 boys born in 2025 (0.10%)
- 73.2% of all boys named Bentley (43,956) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | #884 (1890) | #884 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 83 | #1,190 (1911) | #2,337 |
| 1920s | 138 | #1,846 (1926) | #2,296 |
| 1930s | 108 | #1,905 (1933) | #2,325 |
| 1940s | 139 | #1,532 (1941) | #2,052 |
| 1950s | 195 | #1,141 (1959) | #2,003 |
| 1960s | 401 | #926 (1962) | #1,298 |
| 1970s | 189 | #1,743 (1970) | #2,311 |
| 1980s | 257 | #1,834 (1985) | #2,203 |
| 1990s | 294 | #2,162 (1999) | #2,583 |
| 2000s | 1,599 | #514 (2009) | #1,339 |
| 2010s | 43,956 | #75 (2012) | #96 |
| 2020s | 12,662 | #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 2009
Top girls' names in 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 12,758 of them was named Bentley, which outranked 92.3% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,556Desire145
- #1,556Rosario145
- #1,556Roxy145
- #1,561Bentley144
- #1,561Alysa144
- #1,561Anisa144
- #1,561Brynna144
- #1,572Alysia143
- #1,572Annamarie143
- #1,572Caylin143
Tied with 10 names at #1,561; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 3,800 of them was named Bentley, which outranked 96.5% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).