Gentry is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Gentry is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,813 among boys (88) and #2,025 among girls (94) — overall #2,352 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 182 | 182 | #2,025 | #1,813 |
| 2024 | 180 | 180 | #2,472 | #1,603 |
| 2023 | 227 | 227 | #2,005 | #1,418 |
| 2022 | 255 | 255 | #1,767 | #1,355 |
| 2021 | 303 | 303 | #1,536 | #1,185 |
| 2020 | 256 | 256 | #1,669 | #1,345 |
| 2019 | 278 | 278 | #1,648 | #1,253 |
| 2018 | 282 | 282 | #1,454 | #1,358 |
| 2017 | 221 | 221 | #1,867 | #1,500 |
| 2016 | 207 | 207 | #1,869 | #1,647 |
| 2015 | 209 | 209 | #1,843 | #1,644 |
| 2014 | 218 | 218 | #1,945 | #1,438 |
| 2013 | 195 | 195 | #1,921 | #1,663 |
| 2012 | 217 | 217 | #1,675 | #1,690 |
| 2011 | 125 | 125 | #2,645 | #2,242 |
| 2010 | 135 | 135 | #2,523 | #2,156 |
| 2009 | 109 | 109 | #3,212 | #2,301 |
| 2008 | 127 | 127 | #2,781 | #2,168 |
| 2007 | 119 | 119 | #2,801 | #2,389 |
| 2006 | 77 | 77 | #3,950 | #2,894 |
| 2005 | 92 | 92 | #3,827 | #2,216 |
| 2004 | 75 | 75 | #4,754 | #2,388 |
| 2003 | 92 | 92 | #3,619 | #2,113 |
| 2002 | 75 | 75 | #4,104 | #2,347 |
| 2001 | 90 | 90 | #4,251 | #1,827 |
| 2000 | 60 | 60 | #4,701 | #2,642 |
| 1999 | 78 | 78 | #3,528 | #2,180 |
| 1998 | 58 | 58 | #3,515 | #3,224 |
| 1997 | 61 | — | #3,743 | #2,569 |
| 1996 | 58 | — | #4,351 | #2,351 |
| 1995 | 61 | — | #3,812 | #2,370 |
| 1994 | 76 | — | #3,389 | #1,942 |
| 1993 | 67 | — | #3,908 | #2,025 |
| 1992 | 71 | — | #3,709 | #1,936 |
| 1991 | 69 | — | #4,381 | #1,751 |
| 1990 | 64 | — | #4,746 | #1,788 |
| 1989 | 64 | — | #4,047 | #1,870 |
| 1988 | 54 | — | #3,935 | #2,056 |
| 1987 | 73 | — | #3,550 | #1,491 |
| 1986 | 60 | — | #3,677 | #1,703 |
| 1985 | 52 | — | #3,551 | #2,036 |
| 1984 | 53 | — | #3,009 | #2,194 |
| 1983 | 43 | — | #4,333 | #2,041 |
| 1982 | 46 | — | #3,449 | #2,295 |
| 1981 | 51 | — | #3,556 | #1,963 |
| 1980 | 61 | — | #3,244 | #1,669 |
| 1979 | 53 | — | #5,194 | #1,498 |
| 1978 | 51 | — | #3,674 | #1,735 |
| 1977 | 37 | — | #5,622 | #1,922 |
| 1976 | 33 | — | #4,708 | #2,271 |
| 1975 | 34 | — | #7,410 | #1,804 |
| 1974 | 33 | — | #9,211 | #1,719 |
| 1973 | 35 | — | #6,265 | #1,712 |
| 1972 | 32 | — | #6,140 | #1,842 |
| 1971 | 42 | — | #6,840 | #1,449 |
| 1970 | 54 | — | #4,584 | #1,284 |
| 1969 | 30 | — | #6,905 | #1,701 |
| 1968 | 27 | — | — | #1,525 |
| 1967 | 24 | — | — | #1,584 |
| 1966 | 19 | — | — | #1,779 |
| 1965 | 14 | — | — | #2,210 |
| 1964 | 24 | — | — | #1,629 |
| 1963 | 25 | — | — | #1,603 |
| 1962 | 16 | — | — | #2,069 |
| 1961 | 32 | — | — | #1,417 |
| 1960 | 27 | — | — | #1,563 |
| 1959 | 18 | — | — | #1,934 |
| 1958 | 20 | — | — | #1,791 |
| 1957 | 23 | — | — | #1,692 |
| 1956 | 18 | — | — | #1,906 |
| 1955 | 12 | — | — | #2,351 |
| 1954 | 23 | — | — | #1,607 |
| 1953 | 14 | — | — | #2,135 |
| 1952 | 14 | — | — | #2,107 |
| 1951 | 25 | — | — | #1,499 |
| 1950 | 8 | — | — | #2,864 |
| 1949 | 15 | — | — | #1,973 |
| 1948 | 9 | — | — | #2,675 |
| 1947 | 18 | — | — | #1,810 |
| 1946 | 15 | — | — | #1,910 |
| 1945 | 16 | — | #4,805 | #2,170 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | — | #2,028 |
| 1943 | 16 | — | — | #1,862 |
| 1942 | 14 | — | — | #1,983 |
| 1941 | 15 | — | — | #1,846 |
| 1940 | 16 | — | — | #1,755 |
| 1939 | 12 | — | — | #2,102 |
| 1938 | 17 | — | — | #1,712 |
| 1937 | 11 | — | — | #2,252 |
| 1936 | 15 | — | — | #1,836 |
| 1935 | 15 | — | — | #1,868 |
| 1934 | 18 | — | #4,536 | #2,057 |
| 1933 | 10 | — | — | #2,431 |
| 1932 | 12 | — | — | #2,239 |
| 1931 | 18 | — | — | #1,730 |
| 1930 | 19 | — | — | #1,717 |
| 1929 | 19 | — | — | #1,751 |
| 1928 | 19 | — | — | #1,785 |
| 1927 | 18 | — | — | #1,904 |
| 1926 | 25 | — | — | #1,486 |
| 1925 | 11 | — | — | #2,649 |
| 1924 | 14 | — | — | #2,282 |
| 1923 | 21 | — | — | #1,716 |
| 1922 | 16 | — | — | #2,082 |
| 1921 | 23 | — | — | #1,603 |
| 1920 | 15 | — | — | #2,170 |
| 1919 | 16 | — | — | #2,006 |
| 1918 | 26 | — | — | #1,420 |
| 1917 | 16 | — | — | #1,929 |
| 1916 | 13 | — | — | #2,192 |
| 1915 | 17 | — | — | #1,732 |
| 1914 | 12 | — | — | #1,903 |
| 1913 | 10 | — | — | #1,855 |
| 1912 | 12 | — | — | #1,457 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,613 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,546 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | — | #1,052 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | — | #1,031 |