How Many People Are Named Gentle?
An estimated 61 people in the United States have the first name Gentle. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 76 years old, and Gentle peaked in popularity in 1918 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gentle 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 Gentle paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 76, Gentle is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1960.
- Gentle is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
61
About 1 in 5,618,924 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
76
years old
Peak Year
1918
13 births
Total Registered
201
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gentle
Gentle is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 201 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gentle as a male name
Ranked #4,343 in 1968
5 male births in 1968
Peak: 1918 (13 births)
Gentle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gentle span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 49 babies were registered. Gentle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gentle by Decade
How has Gentle 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.
Gentle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gentle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gentle
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gentle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gentle?
We estimate approximately 61 people named Gentle 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 5,618,924 Americans share this first name.
Is Gentle a common name?
Gentle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 201 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gentle most popular?
Gentle reached peak popularity in 1918, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gentle is approximately 76 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gentle a male name?
Gentle is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gentle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gentle Smith, Gentle Johnson, Gentle 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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