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“Meadow of bent grass” — Old English origin
Girl's name · #1468 in the US (2025) · Trending
Bentley is climbing: on the charts since 1986, it is ranked #1468 in 2025, with about 150 girls given the name last year. Roughly 3,500 have carried it all-time. In Utah it runs about 8× its national rate. It is also an American family name — about 40,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data. About 94% of babies named Bentley in recent years have been boys.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 34 notable people named Bentley:
Similar names: Amilia · Bennett · Hartley · Camden · Preslee · Atley
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