How Many People Are Named Bento?
An estimated 138 people in the United States have the first name Bento. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 5 years old, and Bento peaked in popularity in 2023 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bento as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bento paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
138
About 1 in 2,483,727 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
5
years old
Peak Year
2023
26 births
Total Registered
139
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bento
Bento is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 139 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bento as a male name
Ranked #4,435 in 2024
23 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (26 births)
Bento: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bento span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 101 babies were registered. Bento remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Bento by Decade
How has Bento tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bento by State
Bento + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bento as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bento
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bento: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bento?
We estimate approximately 138 people named Bento are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,483,727 Americans share this first name.
Is Bento a common name?
Bento is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 139 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bento most popular?
Bento reached peak popularity in 2023, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bento is approximately 5 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bento a male name?
Bento is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bento Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bento Smith, Bento Johnson, Bento Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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