Bentley
English surname and place name, Old English for “meadow of bent grass”; modern use leans on the luxury car marque.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Bentley first shows up in the national records in 1890. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 2010 to 2016. Its biggest year was 2012, when 5,895 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 75 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 215 for boys. The name has also seen real use for girls: 3,535 of the 63,562 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Bentlee (5,139), Bently (2,524), Bentleigh (630) (total births since 1880)
Explore Bentley interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | No. 884 |
| 1910s | 83 | No. 1190 |
| 1920s | 138 | No. 1846 |
| 1930s | 108 | No. 1905 |
| 1940s | 139 | No. 1532 |
| 1950s | 195 | No. 1141 |
| 1960s | 401 | No. 926 |
| 1970s | 189 | No. 1743 |
| 1980s | 257 | No. 1834 |
| 1990s | 294 | No. 2162 |
| 2000s | 1,599 | No. 514 |
| 2010s | 43,956 | No. 75 |
| 2020s | 12,662 | No. 141 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.