Gent vs Gentry

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

Name A

Gent

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Name B

Gentry

Boy name · Rank #1597

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Metric Gent Gentry
Current Rank Unranked #1597
Total Births (all years) 40 4,199
Peak Year 2005 2021
Peak Year Births 7 166
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Gent Gentry
1880ss — 5
1900ss — 13
1910ss 5 128
1920ss — 181
1930ss — 142
1940ss — 142
1950ss — 175
1960ss — 232
1970ss — 300
1980ss — 319
1990ss — 380
2000ss 12 506
2010ss 18 1,003
2020ss 5 673

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gent Gentry
2014 7 115
2015 — 97
2016 — 97
2017 — 112
2018 6 131
2019 — 150
2020 — 133
2021 — 166
2022 — 138
2023 5 129
2024 — 107

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, 1915–2023.

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