Brentley Boy
How popular is Brentley?
#2,006 boy name in 2025
75 baby boys were named Brentley in the US in 2025, making it the 2006th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
Brentley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,006 for boys (▼ 230 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 75 boys, 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-82% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #642 in 2015, #1,095 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (413 boys) |
| Highest rank | #636 in 2014 |
| First recorded | 1957 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 93% boys, 7% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Brentley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Brentley family of names ranked #1,354 for boys in 2025 (#1,238 the year before), with 111 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 Brentley is most popular
Babies named Brentley per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- West Virginia: 0.3 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Kentucky: 0.3 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.2 per 1,000 (38 boys)
- Alabama: 0.2 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (34 boys)
Brentley by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19 | #3,274 |
| 1960s | 94 | #2,131 |
| 1970s | 135 | #2,158 |
| 1980s | 169 | #2,062 |
| 1990s | 138 | #3,160 |
| 2000s | 155 | #4,000 |
| 2010s | 2,787 | #636 |
| 2020s | 747 | #1,095 |
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Questions
- Is Brentley a boy or girl name?
- Brentley is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 93% of babies named Brentley were boys.
- How popular is the name Brentley?
- 75 baby boys were named Brentley in the US in 2025, making it the 2006th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
- When was Brentley most popular?
- Brentley peaked in 2014, when 413 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #636 in 2014.
- How many people are named Brentley?
- 4,548 babies have been named Brentley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,474 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Brentley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Brentley was most common in West Virginia, at 0.3 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.