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Brentley

#2,009 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Modern coinage; no established literal translation

Brentley has been given to 4,548 babies in the U.S. since 1957. In 2025 it ranked #2,009 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2014, with 413 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 93% boys, 7% girls all-time.

Babies named Brentley, 2025

1 in 44,200

Brentley over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
020040060018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Brentley over time

In 2025, Brentley went to 12% girls and 88% boys.

19572025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Brentley: meaning, origin, and history

Modern coinage; no established literal translation

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Brentley means

Brentley is a modern given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Brentley is used in English.

Brentley is a modern formation.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 4,244 boys were recorded with the name Brentley between 1957 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 413 in 2014; its best national rank was #637 in 2014.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #1,095 in 2020 to #2,009 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #642 in 2015 to #2,009 in 2025.

In the United States, 304 girls were recorded with the name Brentley between 1989 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 23 in 2012; its best national rank was #5,648 in 2014.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #10,401 in 2020 to #9,555 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #9,041 in 2015 to #9,555 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Brentley?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 44,200
75 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 22,800
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#2,009
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
30,640 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Brentley sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 5001%

Put another way: gather 30,640 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Brentley. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Brentleys were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Brentley was born before 2015 — so the typical Brentley is around 10 today.

Median birth year
2015
About 10 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
65.7% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
86.6%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
4,244
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 65.7% of all recorded uses (2,787).

Is Brentley rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−230
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−914
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−1,367
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.18×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
18.2%
Peak was 2014 (413)
Years since peak
11
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
38.7% average annual change
Best rank ever
#637
2014

Spellings of Brentley

Brentley is not the most common spelling — Bentley is, with 55.1% against Brentley's 3.9%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Brentley is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Brentley was most concentrated in West Virginia — about 1 in 1,563 boys, against 1 in 9,455 across all states with data. It was least common in California (1 in 100,000).

164 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1West Virginia1 in 1,563
  2. 2Kentucky1 in 2,128
  3. 3Mississippi1 in 2,857
  4. 4Tennessee1 in 3,333
  5. 5Arkansas1 in 3,704
  6. 6Missouri1 in 3,704
  7. 7Alabama1 in 4,545
  8. 8North Carolina1 in 5,263

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Where Brentley is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Brentley was most concentrated in Tennessee — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 1,428,910 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Tennessee1 in —
  2. 2Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Brentley has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Brentley around the world

Where Brentley ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2006–2017
    #3,996
    in 2017
  • Canada
    2014–2019
    #2,943
    in 2019
  • South Australia
    1947–1985
    #449
    in 1985

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Brentley by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#2,009
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 914
Best rank ever
#637
2014
Peak year
2014
413 that year
First recorded
1957
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
4,244
Count in 2025
75

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#9,555
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 846
Best rank ever
#5,648
2014
Peak year
2012
23 that year
First recorded
1989
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
304
Count in 2025
10

Names similar to Brentley

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

BrennonBreckenBrennenBrentleeKingsleyBrentlyBrextonBrendynBreckinBrettleyBrennerBrentonMckinleyBreydenBrettonPresleyFinnleyBrendonBrexleyBrendenChesleyBrewerBerkleyBreck

Names with a curve like Brentley

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Brentley, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

CrosbyMaxtonVivaanVihaanCamdynGraysenBrysenKamdynBraysonDeklanCristianoNeymar

Sibling names for Brentley

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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