How popular is the name Gentry?

Gentry ranks 1,715th among boys' names in US records, with 6,882 births since 1884. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,260.

Is Gentry a unisex name?

No. Gentry is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2021, when 166 children were given the name. It has been in use for 141 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#1,715 of boy names

Pronounced JH EH1 N T R IY0 (ARPABET)

Gentry is a boys' name, and first appears in 1884. It has been given to 6,882 children — the 1,715th most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 85% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2021, when 166 children were given it.

2021Boys: 166Girls: 137

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Gentry?: Gentry ranks 1,715th among boys' names in US records, with 6,882 births since 1884. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,260.
Is Gentry a unisex name?: No. Gentry is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Gentry most popular?: 2021, when 166 children were given the name. It has been in use for 141 years and is still recorded as of 2024.