Gentle
#11,687 most common boys' name of all time · #29,910 across all names · 100% boys / 0% girls · used 1913–1968
Rank among boys
#11,687
Rank overall
#29,910 of 105,966
First appeared
1913
Years on the list
29 of 146
All-time
201
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1918 #2,376
Best rank
#2,368 1946
Girls
Boys
peak 13/yr
Gentle first appears in 1913. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,326 |
| 1961 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,274 |
| 1957 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,186 |
| 1956 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1954 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,022 |
| 1953 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,595 |
| 1951 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,528 |
| 1949 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,424 |
| 1947 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,555 |
| 1946 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,368 |
| 1942 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,773 |
| 1940 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,679 |
| 1938 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,593 |
| 1937 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,756 |
| 1934 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,484 |
| 1933 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,153 |
| 1932 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,570 |
| 1929 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,186 |
| 1927 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,058 |
| 1925 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,295 |
| 1924 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,395 |
| 1922 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,027 |
| 1921 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,037 |
| 1920 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,655 |
| 1919 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,027 |
| 1918 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,376 |
| 1916 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,144 |
| 1915 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,586 |
| 1913 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,146 |