Is Bently a boy or girl name?

Bently is a boy’s name. Of the 2,524 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.2% were girls and 96.8% were boys.

Bently

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Bently was most popular in 2011, when 450 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,189 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,631, with 19 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,524 people named Bently.

Bently over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bently’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bently a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bently is a boy’s name — 3.2% of the 2,524 Americans given it were girls and 96.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Bently

Where Bently is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org