Unisex name · since 2004
Bentleigh
Bentleigh has 563 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,997 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,687 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 563
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bentleigh currently ranks #8687 among unisex names in America, with 563 babies recorded since 2004.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bentleigh has been recorded 563 times among girls since 2004, currently ranked #8687 nationally and more common than 50% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #10,997 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,687 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 563 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bentleigh ranks #10,997 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,687 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 563 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,997 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,687 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 563
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bentleigh's 563 recorded births place it above 84.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Bentleigh compares
563 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bentleigh's all-time total is 50% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bentleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 563 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bentleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bentleigh's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 60, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bentleigh popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Bentleigh popularity over time - boys
67 total births recorded since 2010 (Bentleigh as boys' name)
Bentleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (440 births, 78% of the file).
2010s was Bentleigh's strongest decade.
440 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Bentleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
440 births
- 2020s 102
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 440 births (78% of all-time use).
How Bentleigh compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bentleigh's total volume
Bentleigh by state
Where Bentleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 34 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.9% |
34 of 563 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Bentleigh's data
- Bentleigh's decade-level peak was the 2010s (440 total births); usage has since declined to 102 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bentleighs (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bentleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2004–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bentleigh draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.