Boy nameCurrently #201 in the USFalling
Bentley
BENT-lee//ˈbɛntli//
2 syllablesPeak year: 20127 lettersStarts with B
Meaning & origin
Bent-grass meadow
Bentley comes from an English place name meaning 'meadow of bent grass', a type of coarse grassland, and is also famously the name of a luxury car marque. Its polished sound made it popular from the 2000s onward.
Bentley's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Bentley |
|---|---|
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1913 | 6 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 6 |
| 1916 | 15 |
| 1917 | 14 |
| 1918 | 14 |
| 1919 | 14 |
| 1920 | 11 |
| 1921 | 15 |
| 1922 | 13 |
| 1923 | 12 |
| 1924 | 16 |
| 1925 | 16 |
| 1926 | 18 |
| 1927 | 17 |
| 1928 | 7 |
| 1929 | 13 |
| 1930 | 15 |
| 1931 | 8 |
| 1932 | 10 |
| 1933 | 14 |
| 1934 | 10 |
| 1935 | 11 |
| 1936 | 13 |
| 1937 | 8 |
| 1938 | 9 |
| 1939 | 10 |
| 1940 | 14 |
| 1941 | 20 |
| 1942 | 19 |
| 1943 | 10 |
| 1944 | 14 |
| 1945 | 9 |
| 1946 | 16 |
| 1947 | 16 |
| 1948 | 14 |
| 1949 | 7 |
| 1950 | 10 |
| 1951 | 9 |
| 1952 | 17 |
| 1953 | 15 |
| 1954 | 16 |
| 1955 | 13 |
| 1956 | 18 |
| 1957 | 10 |
| 1958 | 41 |
| 1959 | 46 |
| 1960 | 44 |
| 1961 | 65 |
| 1962 | 67 |
| 1963 | 42 |
| 1964 | 50 |
| 1965 | 29 |
| 1966 | 32 |
| 1967 | 27 |
| 1968 | 21 |
| 1969 | 24 |
| 1970 | 25 |
| 1971 | 20 |
| 1972 | 17 |
| 1973 | 16 |
| 1974 | 18 |
| 1975 | 11 |
| 1976 | 22 |
| 1977 | 16 |
| 1978 | 21 |
| 1979 | 23 |
| 1980 | 22 |
| 1981 | 18 |
| 1982 | 29 |
| 1983 | 20 |
| 1984 | 18 |
| 1985 | 32 |
| 1986 | 33 |
| 1987 | 33 |
| 1988 | 44 |
| 1989 | 42 |
| 1990 | 35 |
| 1991 | 34 |
| 1992 | 37 |
| 1993 | 34 |
| 1994 | 38 |
| 1995 | 40 |
| 1996 | 43 |
| 1997 | 54 |
| 1998 | 47 |
| 1999 | 63 |
| 2000 | 66 |
| 2001 | 114 |
| 2002 | 106 |
| 2003 | 118 |
| 2004 | 146 |
| 2005 | 186 |
| 2006 | 246 |
| 2007 | 276 |
| 2008 | 310 |
| 2009 | 666 |
| 2010 | 4,009 |
| 2011 | 5,872 |
| 2012 | 6,143 |
| 2013 | 5,609 |
| 2014 | 4,962 |
| 2015 | 4,526 |
| 2016 | 4,221 |
| 2017 | 3,989 |
| 2018 | 3,421 |
| 2019 | 3,131 |
| 2020 | 2,704 |
| 2021 | 2,650 |
| 2022 | 2,322 |
| 2023 | 2,061 |
| 2024 | 1,895 |
Bentley through the decades
- Bentley peaked in 2012, when 6,143 babies were named Bentley in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Bentley has risen 9% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Bentley currently ranks #201 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Ben
Variants & spellings
Bently