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

Boy name

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Name B

Gentry

Boy name · Rank #1597

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Metric Gentle Gentry
Current Rank Unranked #1597
Total Births (all years) 201 4,199
Peak Year 1918 2021
Peak Year Births 13 166
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Gentle Gentry
1880ss — 5
1900ss — 13
1910ss 42 128
1920ss 49 181
1930ss 33 142
1940ss 38 142
1950ss 29 175
1960ss 10 232
1970ss — 300
1980ss — 319
1990ss — 380
2000ss — 506
2010ss — 1,003
2020ss — 673

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

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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