Benton

Boy's name · #1623 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Benton reached its best rank, #413, in 1883 and ranked #1623 in 2025. About 10,000 boys have carried it since 1880.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 21 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#2,914 in Canada (2024).

Benton McMillin — American politician (1845–1933)
Benton MacKaye — American forester (1879–1975)
Benton Jay Hall — American politician (1835–1894)
Benton Johnson — American sociologist
Benton Flippen — American fiddle player and composer (1920–2011)

It is also an American family name — about 38,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Among 37 notable people named Benton:

No single standout — notable Bentons spread across many fields.

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