Boys' name · since 2016
Bento
Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 170 babies named Bento, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,931 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,655 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 170
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
170 babies have been named Bento since 2016, making it today's #3655 boys' name.
Bento has 170 recorded births among boys since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3655 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #13,931 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,655 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 170 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bento ranks #13,931 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,655 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 170 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,931 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,655 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 170
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
Bento's 170 recorded births place it above 69.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
How Bento compares
170 35th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bento's all-time total is 54% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bento | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 170 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bento's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bento's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bento popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Bento by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (132 births, 78% of the file).
2020s was Bento's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Bento births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 38
2010s
38 births
- 2020s
2020s
132 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 132 births (78% of all-time use).
Bento by state
Where Bento concentrates geographically, total births since 2016
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 23 | 13.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 16 | 9.4% |
23 of 170 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Massachusetts records the most Bentos (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bento: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~9 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2016–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Bento 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 August 2026.