How Many People Are Named Gentry?
An estimated 6,183 people in the United States have the first name Gentry. It is used for both genders, with 61.0% male. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Gentry peaked in popularity in 2021 with 303 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gentry 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 Gentry paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gentry is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
6,183
About 1 in 55,435 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
61.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2021
303 births
Total Registered
6,882
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gentry
Gentry is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (61.0%) and females (39.0%). Out of 6,882 total births registered, 4,199 were male and 2,683 were female.
Gentry as a male name
Ranked #1,598 in 2024
107 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (166 births)
Gentry as a female name
Ranked #2,461 in 2024
73 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (151 births)
Gentry: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gentry span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,087 babies were registered. While Gentry is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gentry by Decade
How has Gentry 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.
Gentry by State
Birth registrations for Gentry span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Nebraska. On average, about 89 Gentrys were registered per state.
Gentry + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gentry as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gentry
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gentry: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gentry?
We estimate approximately 6,183 people named Gentry 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 55,435 Americans share this first name.
Is Gentry a common name?
Gentry is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,882 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gentry most popular?
Gentry reached peak popularity in 2021, when 303 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gentry is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gentry a male name?
Gentry is predominantly male. 61.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gentry Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gentry Smith, Gentry Johnson, Gentry 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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