Bently vs Ben

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

Name A

Bently

Boy name · Rank #3102

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Name B

Ben

Boy name · Rank #801

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Metric Bently Ben
Current Rank #3102 #801
Total Births (all years) 2,424 85,049
Peak Year 2011 1918
Peak Year Births 436 1,276
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bently Ben
1880ss — 3,449
1890ss — 3,156
1900ss — 3,028
1910ss 6 9,539
1920ss 6 10,610
1930ss — 8,638
1940ss — 8,078
1950ss 13 7,765
1960ss 37 7,919
1970ss 5 5,805
1980ss 5 4,503
1990ss 6 3,454
2000ss 116 4,174
2010ss 2,037 3,338
2020ss 193 1,593

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bently Ben
2014 155 336
2015 141 330
2016 119 354
2017 81 327
2018 71 350
2019 67 339
2020 45 313
2021 38 327
2022 44 329
2023 27 311
2024 39 313

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, 1915–2024.

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