Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Benton

#1,149 most common boys' name of all time · #2,723 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,149
Rank overall
#2,723 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
10,421
Since 2016
1,797
Peak year
2016 #821
Best rank
#429 1883
Girls Boys peak 278/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Benton is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 104 104 #1,621
2024 150 150 #1,303
2023 145 145 #1,315
2022 155 155 #1,254
2021 157 157 #1,226
2020 175 175 #1,124
2019 187 187 #1,076
2018 6 206 212 #1,005
2017 234 234 #910
2016 278 278 #821
2015 254 254 #873
2014 223 223 #948
2013 225 225 #917
2012 240 240 #877
2011 212 212 #937
2010 165 165 #1,127
2009 111 111 #1,497
2008 110 110 #1,484
2007 138 138 #1,274
2006 110 110 #1,418
2005 103 103 #1,432
2004 103 103 #1,386
2003 99 99 #1,365
2002 93 93 #1,406
2001 101 101 #1,299
2000 113 113 #1,198
1999 114 114 #1,149
1998 109 109 #1,146
1997 99 99 #1,198
1996 105 105 #1,127
1995 108 108 #1,090
1994 90 90 #1,212
1993 70 70 #1,380
1992 87 87 #1,200
1991 85 85 #1,202
1990 85 85 #1,181
1989 83 83 #1,165
1988 82 82 #1,102
1987 86 86 #1,026
1986 78 78 #1,055
1985 78 78 #1,046
1984 66 66 #1,111
1983 68 68 #1,078
1982 60 60 #1,194
1981 61 61 #1,177
1980 55 55 #1,240
1979 61 61 #1,157
1978 43 43 #1,413
1977 47 47 #1,315
1976 61 61 #1,069
1975 46 46 #1,263
1974 44 44 #1,273
1973 36 36 #1,403
1972 51 51 #1,139
1971 65 65 #1,009
1970 62 62 #1,033
1969 48 48 #1,125
1968 56 56 #987
1967 57 57 #957
1966 60 60 #938
1965 48 48 #1,068
1964 61 61 #973
1963 69 69 #903
1962 70 70 #907
1961 58 58 #1,030
1960 63 63 #956
1959 65 65 #957
1958 71 71 #894
1957 69 69 #915
1956 50 50 #1,071
1955 65 65 #923
1954 60 60 #955
1953 49 49 #1,034
1952 54 54 #970
1951 53 53 #964
1950 57 57 #908
1949 63 63 #867
1948 58 58 #905
1947 61 61 #890
1946 63 63 #828
1945 61 61 #793
1944 70 70 #742
1943 61 61 #850
1942 70 70 #773
1941 62 62 #801
1940 58 58 #822
1939 60 60 #785
1938 55 55 #838
1937 58 58 #809
1936 65 65 #747
1935 59 59 #809
1934 52 52 #871
1933 56 56 #825
1932 57 57 #844
1931 62 62 #794
1930 77 77 #712
1929 71 71 #755
1928 78 78 #725
1927 79 79 #737
1926 87 87 #679
1925 67 67 #811
1924 71 71 #802
1923 78 78 #739
1922 79 79 #746
1921 66 66 #851
1920 94 94 #655
1919 74 74 #749
1918 76 76 #738
1917 77 77 #688
1916 77 77 #677
1915 61 61 #769
1914 58 58 #669
1913 38 38 #765
1912 40 40 #672
1911 23 23 #651
1910 18 18 #719
1909 14 14 #772
1908 15 15 #693
1907 10 10 #887
1906 5 5 #1,278
1905 13 13 #681
1904 8 8 #898
1903 7 7 #941
1902 10 10 #761
1901 15 15 #523
1900 13 13 #714
1899 6 6 #961
1898 5 5 #1,148
1897 6 6 #972
1896 19 19 #475
1895 11 11 #659
1893 6 6 #935
1892 9 9 #760
1891 5 5 #993
1890 14 14 #524
1889 13 13 #539
1888 9 9 #722
1887 16 16 #434
1886 9 9 #666
1885 10 10 #621
1884 18 18 #445
1883 18 18 #429
1882 11 11 #590
1881 11 11 #549
1880 10 10 #607