Names / Unisex names
Gentry
Current rank
#1,813
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,031
in 1884
First recorded
1884
in U.S. data
Children named
7,000
since 1884
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,031 in 1884 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Gentry first shows up in American naming records in 1884, where it reads as a unisex name. 1884 marked its high point, reaching #1,031. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Over 7,000 have carried it since records began.