Benton
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About Benton
The name Benton is currently ranked #998 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #413 in 1883. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in BENTON, BENTON, and BENTON. Benton is occasionally used for girls in 2018.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #947 | 223 | 116.1 |
| 2015 | #874 | 254 | 132.5 |
| 2016 | #822 | 277 | 146 |
| 2017 | #912 | 234 | 126.4 |
| 2018 | #1,005 | 206 | 113.4 |
| 2019 | #1,075 | 187 | 104.2 |
| 2020 | #1,125 | 175 | 101.4 |
| 2021 | #1,226 | 157 | 89.7 |
| 2022 | #1,255 | 155 | 88.8 |
| 2023 | #1,315 | 145 | 84.8 |
| 2024 | #1,305 | 149 | 86.5 |
| 2025 | #1,623 | 104 | 60.9 |
World rankings
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Famous Bentons
- (George Henry) Benton Fletcher
collector of early keyboard instruments, social worker, and archaeologist.
- (James) Benton Flippen
American fiddler
- Benton Jennings
American actor
- Benton Jay "Ben" Hall
U.S. Representative from Iowa
- Benton Johnson
American sociologist
- Benton J. Underwood
American psychologist
- Benton J. Campbell
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
- Benton MacKaye
American forester, planner and conservationist
- Benton McMillin
American politician and diplomat
- Benton Charles Crider (b. 1995)
son of singer Suzy Bogguss and Doug Crider
- Benton Sorensen
Canadian Youtuber & Transgender man
Benton in pop culture
- Constable Benton Fraser
character on the Canadian TV show "Due South"
- Dr. Benton C. Quest
character on the American TV show "Jonny Quest"
- Congressman Benton Safford
character in R.B. Dominic's novels
- Dr. Peter Benton
character on the American TV show "ER"
- Sergeant Benton
from BBC's Doctor Who
