Gentle vs Gentry

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

Name A

Gentle

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Name B

Gentry

Boy name · Rank #1600

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Metric Gentle Gentry
Current Rank Unranked #1600
Total Births (all years) 201 4,287
Peak Year 1918 2021
Peak Year Births 13 166
Peak Decade 1920s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Gentle Gentry
1880s - 5
1900s - 13
1910s 42 128
1920s 49 181
1930s 33 142
1940s 38 142
1950s 29 175
1960s 10 232
1970s - 300
1980s - 319
1990s - 380
2000s - 506
2010s - 1,003
2020s - 761

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gentle Gentry
2014 - 115
2015 - 97
2016 - 97
2017 - 112
2018 - 131
2019 - 150
2020 - 133
2021 - 166
2022 - 138
2023 - 129
2024 - 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, 1913–1968.

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