Benton is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Benton means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Benton across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Benton has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Benton is a boy name of English origin meaning “town in the bent grass”. An English place name and surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,421 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 33 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Benton per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2016 (278/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1997 (9/yr).
Benton is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2016, when it ranked #1,776 nationally (given to 282 babies that year).
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