Bentley vs Benjamin

Side-by-side comparison of Bentley and Benjamin - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Bentley

Boy name · Rank #201

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Name B

Benjamin

Boy name · Rank #11

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Metric Bentley Benjamin
Current Rank #201 #11
Total Births (all years) 60,027 826,830
Peak Year 2012 1989
Peak Year Births 5,895 15,733
Peak Decade 2010s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1890 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bentley Benjamin
1880s - 5,407
1890s 6 4,460
1900s - 4,009
1910s 83 17,310
1920s 138 21,028
1930s 108 14,613
1940s 139 17,184
1950s 195 23,833
1960s 401 25,609
1970s 189 81,332
1980s 257 141,366
1990s 294 133,939
2000s 1,599 137,309
2010s 43,956 134,509
2020s 12,662 64,922

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bentley Benjamin
2014 4,785 13,830
2015 4,342 13,732
2016 4,073 14,686
2017 3,841 13,858
2018 3,279 13,488
2019 2,983 13,044
2020 2,590 12,264
2021 2,522 11,895
2022 2,197 10,912
2023 1,922 10,224
2024 1,782 9,865
2025 1,649 9,762

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1890–2025.

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