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 #3102

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Name B

Benjamin

Boy name · Rank #11

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Metric Bently Benjamin
Current Rank #3102 #11
Total Births (all years) 2,424 816,962
Peak Year 2011 1989
Peak Year Births 436 15,733
Peak Decade 2010ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bently Benjamin
1880ss — 5,407
1890ss — 4,460
1900ss — 4,009
1910ss 6 17,310
1920ss 6 21,028
1930ss — 14,613
1940ss — 17,183
1950ss 13 23,834
1960ss 37 25,610
1970ss 5 81,337
1980ss 5 141,385
1990ss 6 133,937
2000ss 116 137,299
2010ss 2,037 134,477
2020ss 193 55,073

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bently Benjamin
2014 155 13,827
2015 141 13,732
2016 119 14,682
2017 81 13,854
2018 71 13,483
2019 67 13,036
2020 45 12,254
2021 38 11,889
2022 44 10,904
2023 27 10,212
2024 39 9,814

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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