Bento is a boy's name of Portuguese origin meaning “steaming bento.” In 2024 it was given to 23 boys in the United States.
Bento belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “steaming bento” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Bento first appears in Social Security records in 2016. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #4120 in 2023, and in 2024 23 babies received the name — 139 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Bento means “steaming bento” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Bento is a boy name. In 2024, 23 babies received the name in the US.
Bento comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Bento first appears in US records in 2016. Its best-ever ranking was #4120 in 2023, and 23 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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