Gentry vs General

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

Name A

Gentry

Boy name · Rank #1600

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Name B

General

Boy name · Rank #9896

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gentry General
2014 115 10
2015 97 13
2016 97 13
2017 112 11
2018 131 6
2019 150 11
2020 133 13
2021 166 7
2022 138 7
2023 129 11
2024 107 7
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, 1884–2025.

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