Bentley: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “bent-grass clearing”
- Origin
- Old English
- Say it
- BENT-lee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (94% of all uses)
From an English surname and place name formed from Old English beonet 'bent grass' and leah 'woodland clearing, meadow.' It later came into use as a given name.
How popular is Bentley?
Babies named Bentley in 20241,895
2024 rank#201 boys
Peak year2012
Total US babies since 188061,724
Bentley is fading: recent use is about 48% of its level ten years before.
Names like Bentley
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Bentley questions
What does the name Bentley mean?
Bentley means "bent-grass clearing". It comes from Old English. From an English surname and place name formed from Old English beonet 'bent grass' and leah 'woodland clearing, meadow.' It later came into use as a given name.
Is Bentley a boy or girl name?
Bentley is mainly a boy's name in US records (95% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Bentley?
1,895 US babies were named Bentley in 2024. Its peak year was 2012.
How do you pronounce Bentley?
Bentley is usually pronounced BENT-lee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.