Boys' name · since 1880
Benton
Benton has 10,415 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,180 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,621 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,415
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Benton currently ranks #1621 among boys' names in America, with 10,415 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Benton recorded 10,415 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #1621 nationally today, ahead of 88% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,180 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,621 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,415 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benton ranks #1,180 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,621 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,415 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,180 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,621 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,415
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Benton's 10,415 recorded births place it above 97.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Benton compares
10,415 Top 9% higher than 91% of 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
Benton's all-time total is 28x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Benton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,415 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 278 | 34 | 22,252 |
Benton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Benton's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1891, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 278, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Benton popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 278
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Benton popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2018 (Benton as girls' name)
Benton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,224 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Benton's strongest decade.
2,224 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Benton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 125
1880s
125 births
- 1890s 81
1890s
81 births
- 1900s 110
1900s
110 births
- 1910s 542
1910s
542 births
- 1920s 770
1920s
770 births
- 1930s 601
1930s
601 births
- 1940s 627
1940s
627 births
- 1950s 593
1950s
593 births
- 1960s 590
1960s
590 births
- 1970s 516
1970s
516 births
- 1980s 717
1980s
717 births
- 1990s
1990s
952 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,081 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,224 births
- 2020s 886
2020s
886 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,224 births (21% of all-time use).
How Benton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Benton's total volume
Benton by state
Where Benton concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 752 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 624 | 6.0% |
| #3 | California | | 360 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 277 | 2.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 216 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 206 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 200 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 187 | 1.8% |
752 of 10,415 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Benton appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Benton's data
- Benton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,224 total births) through the 2020s (886) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Bentons (752 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Benton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Benton 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.