Bentley

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Bentley first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 184 babies (rank #263 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Bentley

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Bentley yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,114

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

184

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Share your Bentley story

Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with B

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	3	#2,974
1997	5	#2,068
1998	8	#1,499
1999	5	#2,138
2000	7	#1,718
2001	4	#2,649
2002	4	#2,729
2003	6	#2,233
2004	11	#1,507
2005	8	#2,013
2006	4	#3,474
2007	16	#1,372
2008	19	#1,248
2009	16	#1,434
2010	49	#655
2011	157	#284
2012	174	#269
2013	184	#263
2014	153	#299
2015	143	#323
2016	138	#341