Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Gentry

Gender Unisex · 39% girls Rank 2025 #1,813 Trend ↓ Falling 19%
Rank 2025
#1,813
among boys · ↓210 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
182
named Gentry · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,410
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2021
303 babies
All-time total
7,064
#1,977 all-time among boys
First recorded
1884
in Social Security records

Gentry popularity over time

7,064 babies have been named Gentry since 1884, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 5 5 1 – #1,031
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – 13 13 1 – #1,052
1910s – 128 128 13 +885% #1,420
1920s – 181 181 18 +41% #1,486
1930s 5 142 147 15 -19% #1,712
1940s 5 142 147 15 0% #1,755
1950s – 175 175 18 +19% #1,499
1960s 6 232 238 24 +36% #1,417
1970s 104 300 404 40 +70% #1,284
1980s 238 319 557 56 +38% #1,491
1990s 283 380 663 66 +19% #1,751
2000s 410 506 916 92 +38% #1,827
2010s 1,084 1,003 2,087 209 +128% #1,253
2020s (to 2025) 642 761 1,403 234 +12% #1,185

Where Gentry is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 84 0.05 outside top 500
2027 82 0.05 outside top 500
2028 79 0.05 outside top 500
2029 77 0.05 outside top 500
2030 75 0.04 outside top 500

Where Gentry is most popular

Boys named Gentry per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.073 per 1,000. Strongest in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Gentry born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Kentucky 29 0.289 +297%
Tennessee 43 0.238 +228%
Missouri 30 0.216 +198%
Indiana 30 0.187 +157%
Mississippi 10 0.176 +142%
South Carolina 17 0.165 +126%
North Carolina 33 0.129 +78%
Georgia 27 0.107 +47%
Arkansas 6 0.095 +30%
Texas 66 0.075 ≈ national
Ohio 18 0.068 -7%
Oklahoma 5 0.057 -22%
Alabama 6 0.055 -25%
Wisconsin 5 0.042 -42%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -44%
Florida 13 0.027 -62%
Illinois 7 0.027 -62%
Pennsylvania 5 0.019 -74%
California 11 0.012 -83%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Gentry

Gentry is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,813 in 2025 with 88 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1884, 7,064 American babies have been named Gentry, about 61% boys and 39% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 303 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Gentry stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Gentry?

The median living Gentry is about 13 years old; half are between 6 and 32. An estimated 6,400 people named Gentry are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Gentry year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 94 #2,025 88 #1,813
2024 73 #2,472 107 #1,603
2023 98 #2,005 129 #1,418
2022 117 #1,767 138 #1,355
2021 137 #1,536 166 #1,185
2020 123 #1,669 133 #1,345
2019 128 #1,648 150 #1,253
2018 151 #1,454 131 #1,358
2017 109 #1,867 112 #1,500
2016 110 #1,869 97 #1,647
2015 112 #1,843 97 #1,644
2014 103 #1,945 115 #1,438
2013 104 #1,921 91 #1,663
2012 127 #1,675 90 #1,690
2011 67 #2,645 58 #2,242
2010 73 #2,523 62 #2,156
2009 52 #3,212 57 #2,301
2008 65 #2,781 62 #2,168
2007 65 #2,801 54 #2,389
2006 38 #3,950 39 #2,894
2005 38 #3,827 54 #2,216
2004 28 #4,754 47 #2,388
2003 39 #3,619 53 #2,113
2002 31 #4,104 44 #2,347
2001 29 #4,251 61 #1,827
2000 25 #4,701 35 #2,642
1995 28 #3,812 33 #2,370
1990 20 #4,746 44 #1,788
1985 24 #3,551 28 #2,036
1980 26 #3,244 35 #1,669
1975 7 #7,410 27 #1,804
1970 12 #4,584 42 #1,284
1965 – – 14 #2,210
1960 – – 27 #1,563
1955 – – 12 #2,351
1950 – – 8 #2,864
1945 5 #4,805 11 #2,170
1940 – – 16 #1,755
1935 – – 15 #1,868
1930 – – 19 #1,717
1925 – – 11 #2,649
1920 – – 15 #2,170
1915 – – 17 #1,732
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Gentry, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Gentry?

The median living Gentry is about 13 years old. Half of all living Gentrys are between 6 and 32 years old.

How many people named Gentry are alive today?

An estimated 6,400 people named Gentry are alive in the United States, based on 7,064 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Gentry in 2025?

Gentry ranked #1,813 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 88 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Gentry?

7,064 babies have been named Gentry in the United States since 1884, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Gentry most popular?

Gentry peaked in 2021, when 303 newborns received the name.

Is Gentry a boy or girl name?

Gentry is used for both: about 39% of babies named Gentry have been girls and 61% boys.

Is the name Gentry rising or falling?

Gentry is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Gentry become more popular?

Gentry is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 75 boys named Gentry in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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