Masculine dossier · first seen 1915
Bently
Endangered
Down 95.6% from peak
Peak era
2011
Peak births
436
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Bently
How many people are named Bently?
An estimated 2,395 living Americans are named Bently.
How rare is Bently?
Bently is very rare among babies today, with 19 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 95.6% from its 2011 peak.
How old is the typical Bently?
The median age of a living American named Bently is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 11 and 15 years old.
Is Bently still popular?
No. Bently is endangered as a baby name, down 95.6% from its 2011 peak with 19 births in 2025.
Where is Bently most common?
Bently has its strongest geographic signal in Missouri, where it appears 2.6× more often than the national baseline.
1915Peak 20112025
Peak year
2011
Decline from peak
95.6%
2025
19
All-time
2,443
Where it lives now
Bently is most concentrated in Missouri — about 2.6× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Kentucky and Indiana.
States where Bently is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.