Gentry

Given to 7,064 US babies since 1884

▼ Falling −19% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#2017

recorded as girls

445 since 2024

#1808

recorded as boys

209 since 2024

Babies in 2025

182

girls 94 · boys 88

Peak year

2021

166 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

7,064

since 1884

Born a Gentry? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Gentry was most popular in 2021, when 166 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.09 per 1,000). In 2025, 94 babies were named Gentry, ranking #2017 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 19%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	94	2017	88	1808
2024	73	2462	107	1599
2023	98	2002	129	1416
2022	117	1763	138	1353
2021	137	1532	166	1182
2020	123	1668	133	1343
2019	128	1648	150	1251
2018	151	1451	131	1357
2017	109	1863	112	1499
2016	110	1865	97	1641
2015	112	1839	97	1641
2014	103	1940	115	1436
2013	104	1918	91	1659
2012	127	1674	90	1687
2011	67	2638	58	2232
2010	73	2514	62	2144
2009	52	3189	57	2287
2008	65	2773	62	2161
2007	65	2787	54	2372
2006	38	3919	39	2881
2005	38	3809	54	2206
2004	28	4707	47	2376
2003	39	3590	53	2102
2002	31	4071	44	2337
2001	29	4209	61	1816
2000	25	4649	35	2621
1999	35	3509	43	2162
1998	34	3497	24	3191
1997	30	3716	31	2546
1996	24	4306	34	2332
1995	28	3780	33	2346
1994	33	3372	43	1927
1993	27	3877	40	2007
1992	29	3680	42	1914
1991	23	4329	46	1744
1990	20	4694	44	1780
1989	24	4020	40	1858
1988	23	3893	31	2035
1987	25	3524	48	1484
1986	23	3645	37	1694
1985	24	3517	28	2019
1984	29	2992	24	2159
1983	17	4286	26	2017
1982	24	3418	22	2269
1981	23	3532	28	1942
1980	26	3215	35	1655
1979	13	5092	40	1487
1978	20	3637	31	1718
1977	11	5532	26	1904
1976	13	4614	20	2245
1975	7	7173	27	1787
1974	5	8775	28	1692
1973	8	6080	27	1696
1972	8	5959	24	1819
1971	7	6619	35	1441
1970	12	4492	42	1278
1969	6	6617	24	1680
1968	<5	—	27	1506
1967	<5	—	24	1573
1966	<5	—	19	1757
1965	<5	—	14	2178
1964	<5	—	24	1615
1963	<5	—	25	1585
1962	<5	—	16	2035
1961	<5	—	32	1406
1960	<5	—	27	1552
1959	<5	—	18	1916
1958	<5	—	20	1766
1957	<5	—	23	1673
1956	<5	—	18	1886
1955	<5	—	12	2302
1954	<5	—	23	1593
1953	<5	—	14	2099
1952	<5	—	14	2073
1951	<5	—	25	1489
1950	<5	—	8	2770
1949	<5	—	15	1941
1948	<5	—	9	2608
1947	<5	—	18	1786
1946	<5	—	15	1884
1945	5	4556	11	2131
1944	<5	—	13	1988
1943	<5	—	16	1833
1942	<5	—	14	1946
1941	<5	—	15	1821
1940	<5	—	16	1736
1939	<5	—	12	2050
1938	<5	—	17	1689
1937	<5	—	11	2197
1936	<5	—	15	1801
1935	<5	—	15	1837
1934	5	4286	13	2022
1933	<5	—	10	2368
1932	<5	—	12	2191
1931	<5	—	18	1693
1930	<5	—	19	1693
1929	<5	—	19	1731
1928	<5	—	19	1760
1927	<5	—	18	1871
1926	<5	—	25	1466
1925	<5	—	11	2588
1924	<5	—	14	2229
1923	<5	—	21	1696
1922	<5	—	16	2040
1921	<5	—	23	1588
1920	<5	—	15	2131
1919	<5	—	16	1973
1918	<5	—	26	1404
1917	<5	—	16	1900
1916	<5	—	13	2152
1915	<5	—	17	1707
1914	<5	—	12	1868
1913	<5	—	10	1803
1912	<5	—	12	1417
1911	<5	—	6	1537
1910	<5	—	<5	—
1909	<5	—	5	1440
1908	<5	—	8	1021
1907	<5	—	<5	—
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1900	<5	—	<5	—
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1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	5	971