Bentlie
The Story of Bentlie
As a girl name
Bentlie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2007, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 25 Bentlies were born — ranking #5,358 that year. As of 2026, Bentlie ranks #15,532 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 150 Bentlies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Bentlie 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 2012, when 17 Bentlies were born — ranking #5,256 that year. As of 2026, Bentlie ranks #12,015 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 87 Bentlies 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 Bentlie
Bentlie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 150 births in the dataset. Bentlie's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #5,358. Use the chart and map above to compare Bentlie'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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