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Gentry

Gentry: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“nobility, well-born people”
Origin
English
Say it
JEN-tree · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (39% girls, 61% boys since 1880)

Gentry comes from an English vocabulary word and surname referring to the social class below nobility, from Old French genterie. As a given name it is modern and surname-style.

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How popular is Gentry?

202454.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Gentry in 2024180

2024 rank#1,597 boys

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 18806,882

Gentry is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Gentry

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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  • Riverriver · English
  • Sawyerwoodcutter · English
  • TatumTata's homestead · English
  • EmersonEmery's son · English
  • Haydenhay valley · English
  • Sagewise one; sage plant · English
  • Remingtonsettlement by the streambank · English

Gentry questions

What does the name Gentry mean?

Gentry means "nobility, well-born people". It comes from English. Gentry comes from an English vocabulary word and surname referring to the social class below nobility, from Old French genterie. As a given name it is modern and surname-style.

Is Gentry a boy or girl name?

Gentry is used for both: about 39% of US babies named Gentry since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Gentry?

180 US babies were named Gentry in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Gentry?

Gentry is usually pronounced JEN-tree.

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.