Total births
10
Girls' name · since 1961
Bente
10 babies named Bente in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 1961–1965
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
10 girls have been named Bente since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Bente has 10 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1965.
- 10 total births
- 1961–1965 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
10 girls have been named Bente since 1961, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1965.
- 10
- total births
- 1961–1965
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Bente was born in this single decade.
1961
Single peak year
5 babies were named Bente in 1961 - its busiest year on record.
Bente's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bente's full recorded timeline at 1965, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births.
Bente at a glance
Last recorded 1965Peak year
1961
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1961
Bente popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1965
- Peak year (1961)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Bente by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Bente's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Bente births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bente? ▼
Since 1961, Social Security records show 10 babies named Bente. The most recent recorded year was 1965. Its busiest year on record was 1961, with 5 births.
When was Bente most popular? ▼
Bente was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Bente been used? ▼
Records for Bente go back to 1961, giving 5 years of history through 1965.
What names are similar to Bente? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Benita, Bennie, Bentley, Benjamin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Bente
Nearby Names Like Bente
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bente
Benita Girl
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Bennie Girl
#4895 9,936 births
Bentley Girl
#1704 3,535 births
Benjamin Girl
#13577 2,482 births
Bennett Girl
#1064 2,340 births
Compare Bente side by side: Bente vs Benita Bente vs Bennie Bente vs Bentley
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1961–1965 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bente: Baby Name Since 1961 - 10 Births, Peak 1961." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bente. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bente draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.