Bently is an uncommon variant of Bentley that peaked in 2011 and has since faded.
Bently is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,060 for boy births in the United States (and #10,684 across all names), given to 19 babies. Bently was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 2011 (436 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,060 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,113 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | — | #4,016 |
| 2022 | 49 | 49 | #15,685 | #2,878 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,130 |
| 2020 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,732 |
| 2019 | 67 | 67 | — | #2,134 |
| 2018 | 71 | 71 | — | #2,032 |
| 2017 | 89 | 89 | #11,822 | #1,829 |
| 2016 | 119 | 119 | — | #1,451 |
| 2015 | 141 | 141 | — | #1,271 |
| 2014 | 155 | 155 | — | #1,189 |
| 2013 | 243 | 243 | #9,713 | #898 |
| 2012 | 388 | 388 | #9,195 | #637 |
| 2011 | 450 | 450 | #8,267 | #575 |
| 2010 | 376 | 376 | #7,264 | #667 |
| 2009 | 68 | 68 | #12,617 | #2,205 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,803 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,656 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | #15,425 | #8,818 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,698 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,100 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,711 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | — | #8,054 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | — | #6,623 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #5,062 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,634 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | — | #4,086 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | — | #2,383 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | — | #3,118 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | — | #3,693 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | — | #4,039 |
| 1958 | 8 | — | — | #3,057 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | — | #3,819 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | — | #3,438 |