Benton is a boy's name of English origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 149 boys in the United States.
Benton belongs to the English & American tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Benton first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #413 in 1883, and in 2024 149 babies received the name — 10,310 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Benton is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its English origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Benton is a boy name. In 2024, 149 babies received the name in the US.
Benton comes from the English & American tradition.
Benton first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #413 in 1883, and 149 babies were given the name in 2024.
This profile is built from the US Social Security Administration's public baby-names data — see the source. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check. If you spot an error, write to [email protected].
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