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Brentley

93% boys · 85 born in 2025

Brentley has been given to about 4,548 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 4,457
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Brentley per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 436
  • Born in 202585
  • All time4,548

How popular is Brentley?

Its best year was 2014, when 436 babies were given the name, ranking 637th. The typical living American called Brentley is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Kentucky, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Brentley

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Bentley0.91
  2. Brantley0.83
  3. Westley0.72
  4. Henley0.72
  5. Berkley0.72
  6. Bradley0.64
  7. Bentlee0.66
  8. Wesley0.62

Middle names for Brentley

Ranked by flow score
  1. Brentley Paul0.77
  2. Brentley John0.77
  3. Brentley Wade0.76
  4. Brentley Ross0.76
  5. Brentley Quinn0.76
  6. Brentley Jude0.76

Sibling names for Brentley

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Coralinesister · 0.95
  2. Aaravbrother · 0.94
  3. Zaidenbrother · 0.93
  4. Jayceonbrother · 0.93
  5. Neriahsister · 0.92
  6. Seraphinasister · 0.92

Where Brentley is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Kentucky0.01%
  2. Tennessee0.01%
  3. Virginia0.01%
  4. Georgia0.01%
  5. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Brentley Anderson0.77
  2. Brentley White0.72
  3. Brentley Nguyen0.72
  4. Brentley Moore0.72
  5. Brentley Hill0.72
  6. Brentley Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Brentley

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Brentley across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.