How Many People Are Named Benton?
An estimated 7,589 people in the United States have the first name Benton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Benton peaked in popularity in 2016 with 277 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benton 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 Benton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,589
About 1 in 45,165 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2016
277 births
Total Registered
10,316
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benton
Benton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10,316 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Benton as a male name
Ranked #1,305 in 2024
149 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (277 births)
Benton as a female name
Ranked #14,062 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 2018 (6 births)
Benton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benton span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,229 babies were registered. While Benton is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Benton by Decade
How has Benton 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.
Benton by State
Birth registrations for Benton span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, California. The lowest are in Montana, Maryland, Nebraska. On average, about 137 Bentons were registered per state.
Benton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Benton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Benton
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Benton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benton?
We estimate approximately 7,589 people named Benton 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 45,165 Americans share this first name.
Is Benton a common name?
Benton is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,316 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benton most popular?
Benton reached peak popularity in 2016, when 277 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benton is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benton a male name?
Benton is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benton Smith, Benton Johnson, Benton 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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