Bentley Boy
How popular is Bentley?
#215 boy name in 2025
1,649 baby boys were named Bentley in the US in 2025, making it the 215th most popular boy name. Another 146 girls got the name (#1,467 for girls).
Bentley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #215 for boys (▼ 14 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,649 boys, 146 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-62% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #92 in 2015, #141 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2012 (5,895 boys) |
| Highest rank | #75 in 2011 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1890 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Bentley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Bentley family of names ranked #216 for boys in 2025 (#204 the year before), with 1,762 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Bentley is most popular
Babies named Bentley per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Vermont: 6.2 per 1,000 (39 boys)
- Maine: 4.9 per 1,000 (95 boys)
- West Virginia: 4.5 per 1,000 (146 boys)
- Kentucky: 3.9 per 1,000 (393 boys)
- Mississippi: 3.0 per 1,000 (168 boys)
Bentley by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | #884 |
| 1910s | 83 | #1,189 |
| 1920s | 138 | #1,846 |
| 1930s | 108 | #1,905 |
| 1940s | 139 | #1,532 |
| 1950s | 195 | #1,140 |
| 1960s | 401 | #925 |
| 1970s | 189 | #1,742 |
| 1980s | 257 | #1,833 |
| 1990s | 294 | #2,159 |
| 2000s | 1,599 | #514 |
| 2010s | 43,956 | #75 |
| 2020s | 12,662 | #141 |
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Questions
- Is Bentley a boy or girl name?
- Bentley is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Bentley were boys.
- How popular is the name Bentley?
- 1,649 baby boys were named Bentley in the US in 2025, making it the 215th most popular boy name. Another 146 girls got the name (#1,467 for girls).
- When was Bentley most popular?
- Bentley peaked in 2012, when 5,895 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #75, held for 2 years starting in 2011.
- How many people are named Bentley?
- 63,562 babies have been named Bentley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 62,572 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Bentley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Bentley was most common in Vermont, at 6.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.