Declining since 2012, #8,362 for girls today.
Popularity of Bentleigh since 2004
Babies named Bentleigh per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21 | 0 |
| 2010s | 440 | 61 |
| 2020s | 102 | 6 |
Meaning & origin
Bentleigh is a modern coinage that emerged in the early 2000s, reflecting a broader trend of creating feminine names by adding the suffix -leigh to established names. First recorded in 2004, it reached its peak in 2011 but has been declining in use since 2012. As of 2025, the name ranks 8,362nd with a rate of 1 in 133,939 births, making it a distinctive choice. Bentleigh has no strong regional concentration and has not been recorded in any top state lists. Its sound fits alongside other fashionable -ley and -leigh names, but its uniqueness means it rarely appears in sibling sets.
Bentleigh is a modern invented name, combining the English surname and given name Bentley (itself from Old English 'beonet' meaning 'bent grass' and 'leah' meaning 'woodland clearing') with the popular suffix -leigh. This formation follows a trend of creative respellings of established names, particularly Bentley, to create a more feminine or distinctive variant. Bentleigh first appeared in U.S. records in 2004 and saw a brief rise in use, peaking in 2011 before declining.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Bent, Leigh
Sibling names for Bentleigh
Names that share Bentleigh's style, for a brother or sister.
