Jentry
The Story of Jentry
As a girl name
Jentry first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1977, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 61 Jentrys were born — ranking #2,781 that year. As of 2026, Jentry ranks #6,859 for girls with 16 births, falling sharply (-53%). In total, more than 1K Jentrys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jentry first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 31 Jentrys were born — ranking #3,512 that year. As of 2026, Jentry ranks #6,864 for boys with 11 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 433 Jentrys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jentry
Jentry is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Jentry's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #2,781. Use the chart and map above to compare Jentry'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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