Bentleigh
The Story of Bentleigh
As a girl name
Bentleigh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2004, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 60 Bentleighs were born — ranking #2,867 that year. As of 2026, Bentleigh ranks #7,364 for girls with 14 births, falling sharply (-42%). In total, more than 579 Bentleighs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Bentleigh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2010, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 11 Bentleighs were born — ranking #7,008 that year. As of 2026, Bentleigh ranks #8,836 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 61 Bentleighs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bentleigh
Bentleigh is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 579 births in the dataset. Bentleigh's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #2,867. Use the chart and map above to compare Bentleigh's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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