Is Bentley a boy or girl name?
Bentley is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 119 girls and 1,776 boys were named Bentley, so 6.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.5% of the 61,724 US babies named Bentley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #201
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,702
- Babies named Bentley since 1890
- 61,724
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 6,143 babies
Boys and girls named Bentley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 83 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 138 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 108 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 139 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 195 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 401 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 189 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 257 | 34 | 11.7% |
| 1990s | 294 | 131 | 30.8% |
| 2000s | 1,599 | 635 | 28.4% |
| 2010s | 43,937 | 1,946 | 4.2% |
| 2020s | 10,990 | 642 | 5.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,776 | #201 | 119 | #1,702 |
| 2023 | 1,917 | #188 | 144 | #1,499 |
| 2022 | 2,192 | #172 | 130 | #1,622 |
| 2021 | 2,516 | #150 | 134 | #1,565 |
| 2020 | 2,589 | #141 | 115 | #1,746 |
| 2019 | 2,979 | #130 | 152 | #1,452 |
| 2018 | 3,277 | #121 | 144 | #1,514 |
| 2017 | 3,838 | #101 | 151 | #1,480 |
| 2016 | 4,069 | #100 | 152 | #1,498 |
| 2015 | 4,341 | #92 | 185 | #1,297 |
| 2014 | 4,784 | #89 | 178 | #1,327 |
| 2013 | 5,394 | #81 | 215 | #1,126 |
| 2012 | 5,895 | #75 | 248 | #1,021 |
| 2011 | 5,584 | #75 | 288 | #905 |
| 2010 | 3,776 | #100 | 233 | #1,064 |
| 2009 | 522 | #514 | 144 | #1,563 |
| 2008 | 217 | #936 | 93 | #2,157 |
| 2007 | 195 | #996 | 81 | #2,352 |
| 2006 | 170 | #1,053 | 76 | #2,442 |
| 2005 | 130 | #1,218 | 56 | #2,904 |
| 2004 | 101 | #1,404 | 45 | #3,342 |
| 2003 | 81 | #1,563 | 37 | #3,743 |
| 2002 | 70 | #1,682 | 36 | #3,667 |
| 2001 | 74 | #1,601 | 40 | #3,375 |
| 2000 | 39 | #2,432 | 27 | #4,421 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,169 | 20 | #5,251 |
| 1998 | 31 | #2,655 | 16 | #6,107 |
| 1997 | 34 | #2,402 | 20 | #5,034 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,755 | 16 | #5,805 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,513 | 10 | #8,149 |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,693 | 11 | #7,663 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,709 | 8 | #9,655 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,845 | 13 | #6,685 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,617 | 8 | #9,425 |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,558 | 9 | #8,565 |
| 1989 | 34 | #2,068 | 8 | #8,844 |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,039 | 13 | #5,931 |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,172 | 6 | #9,963 |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,168 | 7 | #8,615 |
| 1985 | 32 | #1,836 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,623 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,417 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 29 | #1,893 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,578 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,288 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,163 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,208 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,673 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 22 | #2,122 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,266 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,285 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,414 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,252 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,063 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,749 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 24 | #1,684 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,737 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 27 | #1,478 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 32 | #1,347 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 29 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 50 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 42 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 67 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 65 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 44 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 46 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 41 | #1,205 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,654 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 18 | #1,889 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,224 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 16 | #1,965 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,049 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,863 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 9 | #2,679 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,449 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,046 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,035 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 16 | #1,922 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,822 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,412 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,894 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,420 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,633 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,537 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,906 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,302 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,496 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,694 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 13 | #1,967 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,259 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,408 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 14 | #1,916 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,478 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,888 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 15 | #1,973 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,216 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,389 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 17 | #1,965 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 18 | #1,848 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,014 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,050 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,462 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,352 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,160 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,617 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,159 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,172 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,102 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 15 | #1,959 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,437 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,304 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,529 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #896 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bentley reached #75 in 2011. As a girl name, it reached #905 in 2011. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bentley
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.