Is Brentley a boy or girl name?
Brentley is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 92 boys were named Brentley, so 8.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.6% of the 4,460 US babies named Brentley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,775
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,387
- Babies named Brentley since 1957
- 4,460
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 436 babies
Boys and girls named Brentley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 94 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 135 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 169 | 7 | 4% |
| 1990s | 138 | 16 | 10.4% |
| 2000s | 155 | 53 | 25.5% |
| 2010s | 2,786 | 160 | 5.4% |
| 2020s | 671 | 57 | 7.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 92 | #1,775 | 9 | #10,387 |
| 2023 | 128 | #1,421 | 14 | #7,708 |
| 2022 | 118 | #1,524 | 12 | #8,621 |
| 2021 | 152 | #1,254 | 13 | #8,105 |
| 2020 | 181 | #1,094 | 9 | #10,398 |
| 2019 | 224 | #955 | 20 | #6,014 |
| 2018 | 238 | #906 | 12 | #8,699 |
| 2017 | 278 | #815 | 13 | #8,361 |
| 2016 | 326 | #747 | 17 | #6,955 |
| 2015 | 411 | #642 | 12 | #9,044 |
| 2014 | 413 | #637 | 23 | #5,649 |
| 2013 | 372 | #653 | 14 | #8,212 |
| 2012 | 304 | #751 | 23 | #5,740 |
| 2011 | 153 | #1,164 | 14 | #8,273 |
| 2010 | 67 | #2,040 | 12 | #9,322 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,298 | 12 | #9,489 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,279 | 6 | #15,730 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,674 | 5 | #18,094 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,887 | 12 | #9,389 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,845 | 6 | #14,795 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,025 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,313 | 6 | #14,137 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,435 | 6 | #13,873 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,070 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,324 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,067 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,885 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,685 | 6 | #12,296 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,581 | 5 | #13,821 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,162 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,928 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,513 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,939 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,341 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,184 | 5 | #13,231 |
| 1989 | 34 | #2,071 | 7 | #9,801 |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,377 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,737 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,017 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,090 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,733 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,649 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,520 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,632 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,549 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,382 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,085 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,061 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,618 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,094 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,563 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,040 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 18 | #2,165 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,832 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,635 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,344 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,199 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,794 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,142 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,271 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,883 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,348 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,389 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,569 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,436 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,311 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,306 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,047 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brentley reached #637 in 2014. As a girl name, it reached #5,649 in 2014. 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 Brentley
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.