Boys' name · peaked in 2012
Bentley name popularity since 1925
63,406 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Bentley (5.6% girls, 94.4% boys). Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Bentley is about 11 years old in 2026. Bentley peaked in 2012 as the #75 name for boys, and it ranked #215 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 63,406
- Named Bentley, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #215
- for boys in 2025 (1,649 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 94.4% boys
- 3,535 girls · 59,871 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.37× its national share
Peak year is the year Bentley made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Bentley births per year, 1925–2025
2012 was the biggest year for Bentley both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2006 and 2011, Bentley became 36× more common, from 1 in 12,100 baby boys to 1 in 340.
- Steepest fall: Between 2017 and 2022, its share of baby boys fell by 39%, from 1 in 482 to 1 in 795.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Bentley's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Bentley.
Decade by decade
Babies named Bentley in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 71 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 108 | #2,259 |
| 1940s | 0 | 139 | #2,412 |
| 1950s | 0 | 195 | #2,224 |
| 1960s | 0 | 401 | #1,432 |
| 1970s | 0 | 189 | #3,267 |
| 1980s | 34 | 257 | #1,836 |
| 1990s | 131 | 294 | #2,514 |
| 2000s | 635 | 1,599 | #1,218 |
| 2010s | 1,946 | 43,956 | #92 |
| 2020–25 | 789 | 12,662 | #215 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
68.3% of babies named Bentley from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Bentley is most popular
The index compares Bentley's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Bentley.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.37× | 1,218 |
| Idaho | 2.20× | 529 |
| Kentucky | 2.17× | 2,200 |
| Arkansas | 2.07× | 1,289 |
| Tennessee | 1.97× | 2,504 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Bentley and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Bentley (this page) | 59,871 | 2012 |
| Bentlee | 4,202 | 2012 |
| Bently | 2,437 | 2011 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Bentley's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Bentley.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Bentley (2012).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data