Benton
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning bent grass settlement or town.
Babies a year
230
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Benton has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #873 |
| 2016 | #822 |
| 2017 | #912 |
Benton by the numbers
Benton was given to 230 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 276 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Benton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Bensonson of ben or blessed son620 in the US (2017)
- Brentonsettlement of the Britons or on a steep hill155 in the US (2017)
- Bentoblessed; a form of Benedictus7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bexton12 in the US (2017)
- Bentyn6 in the US (2017)
- BostonBoston town; place name used as given name425 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Benton
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