Unisex name · since 1890
Bentley
60,027 babies named Bentley in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #450 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #215 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 60,027
- born since 1890
- 2010s
- peak decade
60,027 babies have been named Bentley since 1890, making it today's #215 unisex name.
Bentley has 60,027 recorded births among boys since 1890, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #215 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.
- #450 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #215 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 60,027 born since 1890
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bentley ranks #450 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #215 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 60,027 born since 1890, peaking in the 2010s.
- #450 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #215 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 60,027
- born since 1890
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bentley's 60,027 recorded births place it above 99.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Bentley compares
60,027 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Bentley's all-time total is 163x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bentley | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 60,027 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 5,895 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bentley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bentley's full recorded timeline at 1968, 98% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 2% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 5,895 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bentley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 5,895
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Bentley popularity over time - girls
3,535 total births recorded since 1986 (Bentley as girls' name)
Bentley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (43,956 births, 73% of the file).
2010s was Bentley's strongest decade.
43,956 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Bentley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s 83
1910s
83 births
- 1920s 138
1920s
138 births
- 1930s 108
1930s
108 births
- 1940s 139
1940s
139 births
- 1950s 195
1950s
195 births
- 1960s 401
1960s
401 births
- 1970s 189
1970s
189 births
- 1980s 257
1980s
257 births
- 1990s 294
1990s
294 births
- 2000s 1,599
2000s
1,599 births
- 2010s
2010s
43,956 births
- 2020s 12,662
2020s
12,662 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 43,956 births (73% of all-time use).
How Bentley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bentley's total volume
Bentley by state
Where Bentley concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,689 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 3,382 | 5.6% |
| #3 | California | | 2,520 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,451 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 2,411 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 2,307 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 2,222 | 3.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 2,206 | 3.7% |
3,689 of 60,027 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Bentley appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bentley's data
- Bentley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (43,956 total births); usage has since declined to 12,662 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bentleys (3,689 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bentley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1890–2025 (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 Bentley 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.