Bentley is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Bentley means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Bentley across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Bentley has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Bentley is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “meadow with bent grass”. From an English place name and surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 63,562 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,650 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 64 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 54 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 15 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Bentley per year, United States (1890 to 2025). United States peaked in 2012 (6,143/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2013 (184/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2017 (8/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2014 (8/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2013 (6/yr).
Bentley has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2012, when it ranked #107 nationally (given to 6,329 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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