Brentley
Brentley was the 2009th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 75 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 637th with 413 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,367 places. More babies were named Brentley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,009 boys, down 914 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 75boys
- Girls and boys
- 9% girls, 91% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014413 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,548babies recorded
Brentley popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,558 | #2,009 | 10 | 75 |
| 2020 | #10,406 | #1,095 | 9 | 181 |
| 2010 | #9,325 | #2,040 | 12 | 67 |
| 2000 | — | #5,325 | — | 13 |
| 1990 | #13,230 | #3,184 | 5 | 19 |
| 1980 | — | #4,548 | — | 8 |
| 1970 | — | #2,635 | — | 13 |
| 1960 | — | #2,436 | — | 12 |
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How popular is Brentley, counting every spelling?
Brentley is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,459 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,009 for Brentley on its own. Together these spellings went to 111 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentley | 75 | #2,009 | 566 |
| Brentlee | 17 | #5,424 | 149 |
| Brently | 19 | #5,065 | 126 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Brentley?
75 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brentley (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Brentley born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 112 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brentley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brentley?
About 4,200 people born in the US named Brentley are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 8 and 14. That makes Brentley a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Brentley by state
How common Brentley was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (4.9×), Tennessee (3.2×), North Carolina (2.0×), Georgia (2.0×). In 35 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Brentley: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brentley, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brentley
How popular is the name Brentley?
Brentley was the 2009th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 75 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 637th with 413 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,367 places. More babies were named Brentley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Brentley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 9% girls, 91% boys given the name Brentley in the US.
Where is Brentley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brentley was most common in West Virginia (0.34 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and Tennessee.