How Many People Are Named Bentley?
people named Bentley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,468 people in the US has this name
Based on 63,562 babies named Bentley in Social Security records from 1890 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
6,143 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was from a place name, itself derived from Old English beonet "bent grass" and leah "woodland, clearing". Various towns in England bear this name.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Bentley, 5.6% were girls and 94.4% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1920s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 5.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Bentley alive today is about 10 years old, and 98% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 13 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Bentley first appears in the records in 1890 and was given most often in 2012, to 6,143 babies. In 2025, 1,795 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1890 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Bentley never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #75, in 2011 to 2012, and it was in the top 100 for 7 years, 2010 to 2016. In 2025 it ranked #215.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #215 |
| Best rank | #75 (2011 to 2012) |
| Years in the top 100 | 7 (2010 to 2016) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #92 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Bentley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bentley were born in Texas than in any other state: about 3,961 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Bentley was given 3.5 times as often in West Virginia, 3.1 times in Vermont and 2.8 times in Kentucky.
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