The first name Brentley
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Possibly an invented name. Compare Brent, Brantley.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Brentley last appeared in the official list in 2017, given to 4 boys.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Brentley with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Brentley at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 75 boys born in the United States were named Brentley, the 2,009th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 413 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Brentley mean?
- Possibly an invented name. Compare Brent, Brantley.
- How popular is the name Brentley?
- In 2017, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Brentley, ranking 3,996th.
- Is Brentley a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 4,548 US babies named Brentley since 1880, 7% were girls and 93% boys.
- When was Brentley most popular?
- 2014 in the United States, when 413 babies were named Brentley, its highest rank at 637th.