Girl & boy name
Bentley
Bentley holds the #215 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 1,649 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #141 in 2020 to #215 today. Its strongest year on record was 2011 (#75 nationally, 5,587 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1890. The name's biggest fan base is in West Virginia (#39 there in 2025).
Rankings
Bentley popularity, 1880–2025
Where Bentley is most popular
Uniqueness score
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Bentley in the most recent year of SSA data.
Bentley as a girl name
As of 2025, Bentley ranks #1467 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 146 girls received the name that year. It has climbed from #1743 to #1467 over the past five years. SSA records for Bentley go back to 1986; the peak came in 2011 at #905, with 288 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Utah, where it ranks #197 among girl names.