How Many People Are Named Bently?
An estimated 2,465 people in the United States have the first name Bently. It is predominantly male (96.8%). The average bearer is 14 years old, and Bently peaked in popularity in 2011 with 450 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bently as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bently paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Bently is overwhelmingly male, 81 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Bently is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,465
About 1 in 139,048 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.8% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2011
450 births
Total Registered
2,505
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bently
Bently is predominantly male (96.8%), though 81 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Bently as a male name
Ranked #3,098 in 2024
39 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (436 births)
Bently as a female name
Ranked #15,671 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2010 (17 births)
Bently: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bently span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,099 babies were registered. Bently has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bently by Decade
How has Bently tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bently by State
Birth registrations for Bently span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Nevada, Nebraska, West Virginia. On average, about 44 Bentlys were registered per state.
Bently + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bently as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Bently: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bently?
We estimate approximately 2,465 people named Bently are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 139,048 Americans share this first name.
Is Bently a common name?
Bently is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,505 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bently most popular?
Bently reached peak popularity in 2011, when 450 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bently is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bently a male name?
Bently is predominantly male. 96.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bently Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bently Smith, Bently Johnson, Bently Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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