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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| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#3 · 1 in 66
- Kentucky#11 · 1 in 96
- South Dakota#12 · 1 in 102
- Oklahoma#13 · 1 in 120
- Vermont#15 · 1 in 81
Best ever in a state: #3 in West Virginia, 2012.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #3 | 126 | 1 in 66 |
| Kentucky | #11 | 230 | 1 in 96 |
| South Dakota | #12 | 40 | 1 in 102 |
| Oklahoma | #13 | 169 | 1 in 120 |
| Arkansas | #15 | 118 | 1 in 121 |
| Maine | #15 | 52 | 1 in 91 |
| Vermont | #15 | 22 | 1 in 81 |
| Iowa | #18 | 117 | 1 in 129 |
| Tennessee | #20 | 263 | 1 in 136 |
| Mississippi | #23 | 97 | 1 in 139 |
| Louisiana | #26 | 159 | 1 in 152 |
| Alabama | #27 | 148 | 1 in 150 |
| Montana | #27 | 31 | 1 in 126 |
| Indiana | #29 | 229 | 1 in 156 |
| Missouri | #29 | 198 | 1 in 160 |
| North Dakota | #30 | 32 | 1 in 120 |
| Ohio | #32 | 378 | 1 in 158 |
| Kansas | #34 | 95 | 1 in 169 |
| Nebraska | #35 | 63 | 1 in 157 |
| Wisconsin | #41 | 154 | 1 in 177 |
| Idaho | #42 | 46 | 1 in 176 |
| New Hampshire | #45 | 35 | 1 in 135 |
| South Carolina | #48 | 108 | 1 in 194 |
| Georgia | #55 | 224 | 1 in 241 |
| Michigan | #55 | 231 | 1 in 206 |
| Wyoming | #56 | 12 | 1 in 159 |
| Minnesota | #59 | 123 | 1 in 225 |
| Oregon | #62 | 74 | 1 in 244 |
| Utah | #64 | 87 | 1 in 249 |
| North Carolina | #66 | 202 | 1 in 250 |
| Pennsylvania | #67 | 228 | 1 in 264 |
| Florida | #76 | 268 | 1 in 343 |
| Virginia | #79 | 129 | 1 in 324 |
| Illinois | #81 | 200 | 1 in 333 |
| Washington | #82 | 111 | 1 in 324 |
| Maryland | #94 | 67 | 1 in 414 |
| Colorado | #103 | 67 | 1 in 405 |
| Nevada | #109 | 33 | 1 in 402 |
| New Mexico | #116 | 23 | 1 in 422 |
| Rhode Island | #117 | 10 | 1 in 393 |
| Alaska | #119 | 9 | 1 in 374 |
| Arizona | #123 | 78 | 1 in 474 |
| Texas | #129 | 324 | 1 in 548 |
| Massachusetts | #131 | 52 | 1 in 570 |
| Delaware | #151 | 7 | 1 in 507 |
| New York | #153 | 137 | 1 in 761 |
| Hawaii | #158 | 9 | 1 in 519 |
| California | #208 | 236 | 1 in 977 |
| Connecticut | #208 | 15 | 1 in 957 |
| New Jersey | #270 | 27 | 1 in 1,536 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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 2012
Top girls' names in 2012
Top boys' names in 2012
More about 2012
girls
1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 7,101 of them was named Bentley, which outranked 94.8% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,014Princess249
- #1,014Reina249
- #1,014Treasure249
- #1,018Bentley248
- #1,018Abrianna248
- #1,018Alianna248
- #1,018Ariyah248
- #1,026Aanya247
- #1,026Amalia247
- #1,026Lyra247
Tied with 7 names at #1,018; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 322 of them was named Bentley, which outranked 99.5% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.