Gentry
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning nobility, upper class.
Babies a year
219
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Gentry by the numbers
Gentry was given to 219 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 127 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Sounds like Gentry
Names that are said the same way as Gentry, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Gentry, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Gentry
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