Brentley
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BRENT-lee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #2,006 for boys
Brentley is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,006th for boys in the US (75 babies).
Where does Brentley come from?
Modern: blend of Brent and Bentley
More on Wiktionary.
Is Brentley a girl's or a boy's name?
Brentley is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls and 75 boys in the US.
How popular is Brentley in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,006th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 75 about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 75 boys in the US were named Brentley, making it the 2,006th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,095th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 413 boys. It first appears in the records in 1957. 10 girls were also named Brentley in 2025 (9,454th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Brentley than any year since 2010.
Half of all the boys named Brentley in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 111 boys in the US were given Brentley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,393, up from #2,006 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 12% of the babies named Brentley in the US were girls.
Brentley in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 | #2,006 |
| 2024 | 92 | #1,776 |
| 2023 | 128 | #1,420 |
| 2022 | 119 | #1,516 |
| 2021 | 152 | #1,253 |
| 2020 | 181 | #1,095 |
| 2019 | 224 | #956 |
| 2018 | 238 | #906 |
| 2017 | 278 | #815 |
| 2016 | 326 | #748 |
| 2015 | 411 | #642 |
| 2014 | 413 | #636 |
| 2013 | 372 | #652 |
| 2012 | 304 | #751 |
| 2011 | 154 | #1,159 |
| 2010 | 67 | #2,036 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,276 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 34 | #2,062 |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,362 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,002 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,517 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,600 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1972 | 18 | #2,158 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,811 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,620 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,131 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,853 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,536 |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,421 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,289 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,273 |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
Nicknames for Brentley
- Brent 5 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Brentley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody, Kayden, Brayden, Braylen, Brecken, Declan, Ronan, Finn, Deacon, Rayden, Keegan, Finnegan
Other spellings of Brentley
Names related to Brentley
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Brentley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brentley, updated 20 October 2026.