Bento vs Benjamin

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

Name A

Bento

Boy name · Rank #4544

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Name B

Benjamin

Boy name · Rank #11

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Metric Bento Benjamin
Current Rank #4544 #11
Total Births (all years) 139 816,962
Peak Year 2023 1989
Peak Year Births 26 15,733
Peak Decade 2020ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2016 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bento Benjamin
1880ss — 5,407
1890ss — 4,460
1900ss — 4,009
1910ss — 17,310
1920ss — 21,028
1930ss — 14,613
1940ss — 17,183
1950ss — 23,834
1960ss — 25,610
1970ss — 81,337
1980ss — 141,385
1990ss — 133,937
2000ss — 137,299
2010ss 38 134,477
2020ss 101 55,073

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bento Benjamin
2014 — 13,827
2015 — 13,732
2016 12 14,682
2017 10 13,854
2018 8 13,483
2019 8 13,036
2020 22 12,254
2021 13 11,889
2022 17 10,904
2023 26 10,212
2024 23 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, 2016–2024.

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