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    The first name Gentry

    A unisex name.

    2 syllables Unisex Also a surname

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Gentry at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 94 girls born in the United States were named Gentry, the 2,025th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 166 were.

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    GirlsBoys
    7,064
    babies named Gentry since 1880
    #2,025
    rank in 2025
    2021
    peak year

    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.

    Famous people named Gentry

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Gentry Lee
      American writer and engineer, born 1942

    Questions

    Is Gentry a boy's or a girl's name?
    Both. Of the 7,064 US babies named Gentry since 1880, 39% were girls and 61% boys.
    When was Gentry most popular?
    2021 in the United States, when 166 babies were named Gentry, its highest rank at 1,185th.
    Is Gentry also a surname?
    Yes. Gentry is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.