Is Benton a boy or girl name?
Benton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 149 boys were named Benton, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 10,316 US babies named Benton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,305
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Benton since 1880
- 10,316
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 277 babies
Boys and girls named Benton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 125 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 81 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 110 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 542 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 770 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 601 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 627 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 593 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 590 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 516 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 718 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 952 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,081 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,223 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 2020s | 781 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 149 | #1,305 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 145 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 155 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 157 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 175 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 187 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 206 | #1,005 | 6 | #14,062 |
| 2017 | 234 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 277 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 254 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 223 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 225 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 240 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 212 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 165 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 111 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 110 | #1,483 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 138 | #1,273 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 110 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 103 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 103 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 99 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 93 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 101 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 113 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 114 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 109 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 99 | #1,198 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 105 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 108 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 90 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,380 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 87 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 85 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 85 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 83 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 82 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 86 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 78 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 78 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 66 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 68 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 60 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 61 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 56 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 61 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 43 | #1,411 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 47 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 61 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 46 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 44 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,402 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 51 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 65 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 62 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 48 | #1,124 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 56 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 57 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 60 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 48 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 61 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 69 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 70 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 58 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 63 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 65 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 71 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 69 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 50 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 65 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 60 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 49 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 54 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 53 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 57 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 63 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 58 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 61 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 63 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 61 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 70 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 61 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 70 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 62 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 58 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 60 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 55 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 58 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 65 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 59 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 52 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 56 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 57 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 62 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 77 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 71 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 78 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 79 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 87 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 67 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 71 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 78 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 79 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 66 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 94 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 74 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 76 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 77 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 77 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 61 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 58 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 38 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 40 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 23 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 18 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 14 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 15 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 10 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 13 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 10 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 15 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 13 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 19 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 11 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 9 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 14 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 13 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 9 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 16 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 9 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 10 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 18 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 18 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 11 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 11 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 10 | #605 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Benton reached #413 in 1883. As a girl name, it reached #14,062 in 2018. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Benton
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.