Benton
Benton was the 1623rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 104 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 413th; the most babies were born in 2016 (278). Over the last ten years it has moved down 749 places. More babies were named Benton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,623 boys, down 498 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 104boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016278 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,421babies recorded
Benton popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 2018.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,623 | 104 |
| 2020 | #1,125 | 175 |
| 2010 | #1,127 | 165 |
| 2000 | #1,197 | 113 |
| 1990 | #1,182 | 85 |
| 1980 | #1,240 | 55 |
| 1970 | #1,031 | 62 |
| 1960 | #953 | 63 |
| 1950 | #905 | 57 |
| 1940 | #818 | 58 |
| 1930 | #711 | 77 |
| 1920 | #653 | 94 |
| 1910 | #711 | 18 |
| 1900 | #701 | 13 |
| 1890 | #513 | 14 |
| 1880 | #605 | 10 |
How popular is Benton, counting every spelling?
Benton has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,515 for boys in 2025, against #1,623 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Benton?
104 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Benton (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Benton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 81 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Benton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Benton?
About 7,400 people born in the US named Benton are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 11 and 43. That makes Benton mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Benton by state
How common Benton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (3.1×), Oklahoma (3.0×), Tennessee (3.0×), Missouri (2.6×), North Carolina (1.6×). In 26 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Benton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Benton, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Benton
How popular is the name Benton?
Benton was the 1623rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 104 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 413th; the most babies were born in 2016 (278). Over the last ten years it has moved down 749 places. More babies were named Benton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Benton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Benton in the US.
Where is Benton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Benton was most common in Mississippi (0.30 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arkansas and Kentucky.