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Gentry
OriginEnglish
Meaning"aristocracy"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boys#1813
2025 SSA
US rank · girls#2025
2025 SSA
About Gentry
A distinctive surname that, despite its meaning, has a cowboy swagger, a la Autry.
Gentry for girls#2025 US
Gentry is a word name that's gaining ground for girls as a kind of updated Jennifer, especially in the Jentry (or Jentri or Jentree) spelling.
Pronounced JEN-tree.
As of October 2026, Gentry ranked #1813 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1031 in 1884.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Boys #1,813
Girls #2,025
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,438 | 115 | #1,945 | 103 |
| 2015 | #1,643 | 97 | #1,843 | 112 |
| 2016 | #1,646 | 97 | #1,868 | 110 |
| 2017 | #1,500 | 112 | #1,866 | 109 |
| 2018 | #1,356 | 131 | #1,454 | 151 |
| 2019 | #1,253 | 150 | #1,648 | 128 |
| 2020 | #1,345 | 133 | #1,667 | 123 |
| 2021 | #1,185 | 166 | #1,536 | 137 |
| 2022 | #1,355 | 138 | #1,767 | 117 |
| 2023 | #1,417 | 129 | #2,003 | 98 |
| 2024 | #1,598 | 107 | #2,461 | 73 |
| 2025 | #1,813 | 88 | #2,025 | 94 |
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