Gentry
Gentry was the 1813th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 1031st; the most babies were born in 2021 (166). Over the last ten years it has moved down 169 places. More babies were named Gentry in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,813 boys, down 468 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 88boys
- Girls and boys
- 45% girls, 55% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021166 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,064babies recorded
Gentry popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,025 | #1,813 | 94 | 88 |
| 2020 | #1,669 | #1,345 | 123 | 133 |
| 2010 | #2,523 | #2,156 | 73 | 62 |
| 2000 | #4,701 | #2,642 | 25 | 35 |
| 1990 | #4,746 | #1,788 | 20 | 44 |
| 1980 | #3,244 | #1,669 | 26 | 35 |
| 1970 | #4,584 | #1,284 | 12 | 42 |
| 1960 | — | #1,563 | — | 27 |
| 1950 | — | #2,864 | — | 8 |
| 1940 | — | #1,755 | — | 16 |
| 1930 | — | #1,717 | — | 19 |
| 1920 | — | #2,170 | — | 15 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Gentry, counting every spelling?
Gentry has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Gentry?
88 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gentry (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gentry 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 95 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gentry.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gentry?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Gentry are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 7 and 38. That makes Gentry mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Gentry by state
How common Gentry was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (4.0×), Tennessee (3.3×), Missouri (3.0×), Indiana (2.6×), North Carolina (1.8×). In 32 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Gentry
How popular is the name Gentry?
Gentry was the 1813th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 1031st; the most babies were born in 2021 (166). Over the last ten years it has moved down 169 places. More babies were named Gentry in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Gentry a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 45% girls, 55% boys given the name Gentry in the US.
Where is Gentry most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gentry was most common in Kentucky (0.29 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Missouri.