How Many People Are Named James Benton?

There are approximately 378 people named James Benton living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 906,758 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name James with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Benton. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

378

1 in 906,758 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

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James

Est. Living 3,142,267

Last Name

Benton

James: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name James. The peak year was 1947 with 95,020 births. The average person named James today is 57 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name James

In the 2020 Census, the first name James was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.02%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (9.65%) and Hispanic (3.45%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name James in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how James rose or fell over time.

White

82.02%

Black

9.65%

Hispanic

3.45%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.48%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.58%

Two or More Races

2.82%

Ancestry of the Benton Surname

The surname Benton was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Benton in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

66.05%

Black

24.54%

Hispanic

3.28%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.63%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.97%

Two or More Races

4.53%

How we calculated this

The first name "James" has an estimated frequency of 0.917% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Benton" appears at a rate of 12.04 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name James are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 378 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named James

James Smith James Johnson James Williams James Brown James Jones James Garcia James Miller James Rodriguez

Other people with the surname Benton

Michael Benton John Benton David Benton Robert Benton William Benton Donald Benton Barbi Benton

James Benton: Questions and Answers

How many people are named James Benton?

We estimate approximately 378 people named James Benton are alive in the United States today. The first name James is shared by 3,142,267 Americans, and the surname Benton is shared by 41,275.

How rare is the name James Benton?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 906,758 Americans. The first name James is very common and the surname Benton is uncommon.

Is James a male or female name?

James is predominantly male, with 99.5% of bearers being male and 0.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1947 and the average bearer today is 57 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name James?

In the 2020 Census, the first name James was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.02%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (9.65%) and Hispanic (3.45%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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