boy's name

Wentworth

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 69

Wentworth is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1947 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1921, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1914.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Wentworth over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1940s. The striped bar is the 1940s, still in progress — it covers 1940 to 1947, not a full ten years.

27
'10 '20 '30 '40
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Births named Wentworth by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 23
1920s 27
1930s 5
1940s (to 1947) 7

How popular is Wentworth?

In 1947, Wentworth was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Wentworth is used

United States #3,197 7 in 1947
England & Wales #5,436 3 in 2013

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Wentworth

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Wentworth also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Wentworth over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Wentworth

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wentworth — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Wentworth

How popular is the name Wentworth?

In 1947, Wentworth was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Wentworth a girl's or a boy's name?

Wentworth is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Wentworth?

Wentworth has 2 syllables.

When was Wentworth most popular?

Wentworth peaked in 1921, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.