Is Gentry a boy or girl name?
Gentry is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 73 girls and 107 boys were named Gentry, so 40.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 39% of the 6,882 US babies named Gentry were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,598
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,461
- Babies named Gentry since 1884
- 6,882
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 303 babies
Boys and girls named Gentry, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 128 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 181 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 142 | 5 | 3.4% |
| 1940s | 142 | 5 | 3.4% |
| 1950s | 175 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 232 | 6 | 2.5% |
| 1970s | 300 | 104 | 25.7% |
| 1980s | 319 | 238 | 42.7% |
| 1990s | 380 | 283 | 42.7% |
| 2000s | 506 | 410 | 44.8% |
| 2010s | 1,003 | 1,084 | 51.9% |
| 2020s | 673 | 548 | 44.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 107 | #1,598 | 73 | #2,461 |
| 2023 | 129 | #1,417 | 98 | #2,003 |
| 2022 | 138 | #1,355 | 117 | #1,767 |
| 2021 | 166 | #1,185 | 137 | #1,536 |
| 2020 | 133 | #1,345 | 123 | #1,667 |
| 2019 | 150 | #1,253 | 128 | #1,648 |
| 2018 | 131 | #1,356 | 151 | #1,454 |
| 2017 | 112 | #1,500 | 109 | #1,866 |
| 2016 | 97 | #1,646 | 110 | #1,868 |
| 2015 | 97 | #1,643 | 112 | #1,843 |
| 2014 | 115 | #1,438 | 103 | #1,945 |
| 2013 | 91 | #1,663 | 104 | #1,920 |
| 2012 | 90 | #1,690 | 127 | #1,674 |
| 2011 | 58 | #2,241 | 67 | #2,645 |
| 2010 | 62 | #2,156 | 73 | #2,522 |
| 2009 | 57 | #2,299 | 52 | #3,211 |
| 2008 | 62 | #2,167 | 65 | #2,781 |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,388 | 65 | #2,801 |
| 2006 | 39 | #2,894 | 38 | #3,950 |
| 2005 | 54 | #2,216 | 38 | #3,827 |
| 2004 | 47 | #2,388 | 28 | #4,754 |
| 2003 | 53 | #2,112 | 39 | #3,619 |
| 2002 | 44 | #2,347 | 31 | #4,104 |
| 2001 | 61 | #1,827 | 29 | #4,251 |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,642 | 25 | #4,701 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,180 | 35 | #3,528 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,224 | 34 | #3,515 |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,568 | 30 | #3,743 |
| 1996 | 34 | #2,351 | 24 | #4,351 |
| 1995 | 33 | #2,370 | 28 | #3,812 |
| 1994 | 43 | #1,942 | 33 | #3,389 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,025 | 27 | #3,908 |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,936 | 29 | #3,708 |
| 1991 | 46 | #1,751 | 23 | #4,381 |
| 1990 | 44 | #1,788 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 1989 | 40 | #1,870 | 24 | #4,047 |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,056 | 23 | #3,935 |
| 1987 | 48 | #1,491 | 25 | #3,550 |
| 1986 | 37 | #1,703 | 23 | #3,677 |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,036 | 24 | #3,550 |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,194 | 29 | #3,008 |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,043 | 17 | #4,333 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,294 | 24 | #3,449 |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,964 | 23 | #3,556 |
| 1980 | 35 | #1,670 | 26 | #3,244 |
| 1979 | 40 | #1,498 | 13 | #5,195 |
| 1978 | 31 | #1,735 | 20 | #3,674 |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,922 | 11 | #5,622 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,272 | 13 | #4,707 |
| 1975 | 27 | #1,804 | 7 | #7,410 |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,719 | 5 | #9,212 |
| 1973 | 27 | #1,712 | 8 | #6,266 |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,842 | 8 | #6,139 |
| 1971 | 35 | #1,450 | 7 | #6,841 |
| 1970 | 42 | #1,284 | 12 | #4,584 |
| 1969 | 24 | #1,701 | 6 | #6,908 |
| 1968 | 27 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 24 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 19 | #1,778 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,209 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,629 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 25 | #1,603 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,069 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 32 | #1,419 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 27 | #1,563 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 18 | #1,934 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,791 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 23 | #1,692 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 18 | #1,905 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,351 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 23 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,135 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,107 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 25 | #1,500 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,864 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 15 | #1,973 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,675 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,810 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 15 | #1,910 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,170 | 5 | #4,806 |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,028 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 16 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 14 | #1,983 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,846 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 16 | #1,755 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,102 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 17 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,252 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 15 | #1,836 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,868 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,057 | 5 | #4,536 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,431 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,239 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 19 | #1,717 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,904 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 25 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,649 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,282 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,082 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,603 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,170 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 16 | #2,006 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 26 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 16 | #1,929 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,192 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,732 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,855 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,546 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,052 | 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 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gentry reached #1,031 in 1884. As a girl name, it reached #1,454 in 2018. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.