Is Bently a boy or girl name?
Bently is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 39 boys were named Bently, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.2% of the 2,505 US babies named Bently were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,098
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Bently since 1915
- 2,505
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 450 babies
Boys and girls named Bently, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 116 | 14 | 10.8% |
| 2010s | 2,037 | 62 | 3% |
| 2020s | 193 | 5 | 2.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39 | #3,098 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 27 | #4,012 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 44 | #2,874 | 5 | #15,671 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,129 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 45 | #2,732 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 67 | #2,134 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 71 | #2,031 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 81 | #1,828 | 8 | #11,818 |
| 2016 | 119 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 141 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 155 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 232 | #898 | 11 | #9,712 |
| 2012 | 376 | #637 | 12 | #9,193 |
| 2011 | 436 | #575 | 14 | #8,265 |
| 2010 | 359 | #667 | 17 | #7,264 |
| 2009 | 60 | #2,205 | 8 | #12,616 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,803 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,656 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,817 | 6 | #15,425 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,697 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,100 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,711 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,054 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,623 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,062 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,634 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,087 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,383 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,118 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,695 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,040 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,056 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,819 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,438 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bently reached #575 in 2011. As a girl name, it reached #7,264 in 2010. 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 Bently
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.