Bently comes from the Old English / Modern American tradition, meaning Bent-grass meadow.
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How popular is Bently?
2011peak year
Its strongest stretch was the 2010s — when Bently was at its most popular. At its height in 2011, Bently reached #575 nationally — 436 babies received it that single year. Today, Bently is a less common but recognizable name in U.S. records (ranked #2,456) with about 68 babies named Bently each year. Bently's usage has fallen in recent decades. In all, around 2,505 babies have been registered as Bently since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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