Bentley

“Meadow of bent grass” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #215 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Bentley reached #75 in 2011 and has eased to #215 since. In a single year its births jumped from about 520 in 2009 to 3,800 in 2010 — the year Bentley from Teen Mom became the biggest boys’ rank riser among names in the top 500.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,400 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,700 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Bentleys

Bentley Little — American writer
Bentley Mitchum — American actor and director
Bentley Dean — movie director, producer & cinematographer
Bentley Bahn — German footballer
Bentley Layton — American theologian and philologist

In stories & tradition

Bentley — Sly Cooper · Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Bentley Bear — video game character
Bentley Baley — The Caves of Steel · The Robots of Dawn

What Bentleys become

Among 34 notable people named Bentley:

Entertainers appear 2.09× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bentley Dean, movie director, producer & cinematographer.

Similar names: Bentlee · Camden · Benson · Finley · Brantley · Oakley

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