Bently vs Benjamin

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

Name A

Bently

Boy name · Rank #3112

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Name B

Benjamin

Boy name · Rank #11

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Metric Bently Benjamin
Current Rank #3112 #11
Total Births (all years) 2,443 826,830
Peak Year 2011 1989
Peak Year Births 436 15,733
Peak Decade 2010s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bently Benjamin
1880s - 5,407
1890s - 4,460
1900s - 4,009
1910s 6 17,310
1920s 6 21,028
1930s - 14,613
1940s - 17,184
1950s 13 23,833
1960s 37 25,609
1970s 5 81,332
1980s 5 141,366
1990s 6 133,939
2000s 116 137,309
2010s 2,037 134,509
2020s 212 64,922

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bently Benjamin
2014 155 13,830
2015 141 13,732
2016 119 14,686
2017 81 13,858
2018 71 13,488
2019 67 13,044
2020 45 12,264
2021 38 11,895
2022 44 10,912
2023 27 10,224
2024 39 9,865
2025 19 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, 1915–2025.

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