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Bentley

Boy

Meaning of Bentley: English: 'meadow with bent grass'

Bentley is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 205th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 737th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#205

1,795 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#737

47 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

63,562

First recorded 1890 · peak 2012

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 18 babies1982: 29 babies1983: 20 babies1984: 18 babies1985: 32 babies1986: 33 babies1987: 33 babies1988: 44 babies1989: 42 babies1990: 35 babies19901991: 34 babies1992: 37 babies1993: 34 babies1994: 38 babies1995: 40 babies1996: 43 babies1997: 54 babies1998: 47 babies1999: 63 babies2000: 66 babies20002001: 114 babies2002: 106 babies2003: 118 babies2004: 146 babies2005: 186 babies2006: 246 babies2007: 276 babies2008: 310 babies2009: 666 babies2010: 4,009 babies20102011: 5,875 babies2012: 6,143 babies2013: 5,610 babies2014: 4,963 babies2015: 4,527 babies2016: 4,225 babies2017: 3,992 babies2018: 3,423 babies2019: 3,135 babies2020: 2,705 babies20202021: 2,656 babies2022: 2,327 babies2023: 2,066 babies2024: 1,902 babies2025: 1,795 babies
US babies named Bentley per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 6,143.

Gender split

94% boys · 6% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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