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Bentley
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6% girls / 94% boys
Origin of the name
Bentley was first an English place name and surname, from words meaning “bent grass” and “clearing.”
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Where babies named Bentley are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Bentley is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Bentley is most common in West Virginia (2.8 times), Kentucky (2.6) and Arkansas (2.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Bentley are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Bentley is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Bentley is most common in Utah (12.7 times) and Texas (1.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1910s | 0% | 100% |
| 1920s | 0% | 100% |
| 1930s | 0% | 100% |
| 1940s | 0% | 100% |
| 1950s | 0% | 100% |
| 1960s | 0% | 100% |
| 1970s | 0% | 100% |
| 1980s | 12% | 88% |
| 1990s | 31% | 69% |
| 2000s | 28% | 72% |
| 2010s | 4% | 96% |
| 2020s | 6% | 94% |