Meaning and history
From a surname derived from a place name, Bentley comes from Old English beonet meaning “bentgrass” and leah meaning “woodland” or “clearing”; several towns in England bear this name.
20062006: 170 births, rank #1,054
2007: 195 births, rank #996
2008: 217 births, rank #936
2009: 522 births, rank #514
2010: 3,776 births, rank #100
20112011: 5,587 births, rank #75
2012: 5,895 births, rank #75
2013: 5,395 births, rank #81
2014: 4,785 births, rank #89
2015: 4,342 births, rank #92
20162016: 4,073 births, rank #100
2017: 3,841 births, rank #101
2018: 3,279 births, rank #121
2019: 2,983 births, rank #130
2020: 2,590 births, rank #141
20212021: 2,522 births, rank #150
2022: 2,197 births, rank #172
2023: 1,922 births, rank #186
2024: 1,782 births, rank #201
20252025: 1,649 births, rank #215
Bentley moved from #201 to #215 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2012, with 5,895 births.