Meadow with coarse grass
A modern phonetic variation of the English surname Bentley. It refers to a clearing or meadow characterized by bent grass, a type of stiff, coarse vegetation common in the British Isles.
Less common today
Bentlei isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,144 in 2023.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
