boy's name
Brentley
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,565
Brentley is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 85 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2014, when 436 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 39,005 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1957.
Brentley over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 19 |
| 1960s | 94 |
| 1970s | 135 |
| 1980s | 176 |
| 1990s | 154 |
| 2000s | 208 |
| 2010s | 2,947 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 815 |
How popular is Brentley?
In 2025, Brentley was given to 85 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Brentley is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Brentley
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Brentley also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Brentley over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Brentley
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Brentley — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Brentley
How popular is the name Brentley?
In 2025, Brentley was given to 85 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Brentley a girl's or a boy's name?
Brentley is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Brentley most popular?
Brentley peaked in 2014, when 436 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Brentley a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Brentley currently ranks #2,016 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.