General vs Gentry

Side-by-side comparison of General and Gentry - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

General

Boy name · Rank #9896

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Name B

Gentry

Boy name · Rank #1600

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Metric General Gentry
Current Rank #9896 #1600
Total Births (all years) 4,025 4,287
Peak Year 1918 2021
Peak Year Births 105 166
Peak Decade 1920s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1884

Births by Decade

Decade General Gentry
1880s 290 5
1890s 278 -
1900s 229 13
1910s 575 128
1920s 698 181
1930s 505 142
1940s 473 142
1950s 289 175
1960s 181 232
1970s 126 300
1980s 72 319
1990s 74 380
2000s 77 506
2010s 113 1,003
2020s 45 761

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year General Gentry
2014 10 115
2015 13 97
2016 13 97
2017 11 112
2018 6 131
2019 11 150
2020 13 133
2021 7 166
2022 7 138
2023 11 129
2024 7 107
2025 - 88

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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