Unisex name · since 1919
Bentura
43 babies named Bentura in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,152 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bentura is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 43 have been recorded since 1919.
Bentura has 43 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1978.
- #23,152 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 43 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bentura ranks #23,152 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #23,152 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bentura's 43 recorded births place it above 48.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Bentura's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bentura splits its recorded history at 1932: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1932 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bentura popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1978
- Peak year (1932)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Bentura popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1928 (Bentura as girls' name)
Bentura by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Bentura's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Bentura births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1930s
1930s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (37% of all-time use).
Bentura by state
Where Bentura concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 22 | 51.2% |
22 of 43 births nationwide.
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- Bentura's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1970s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Benturas (22 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Bentura: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1919–1978 (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 Bentura 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.