Bento
Boy name · #3655 in 2025 · Uniqueness 66/100
Bento is currently the #3655 boy name in the United States — 31 babies received it in 2025. It has appeared in the national data since 2016. Roughly one in every 58,065 boys born in 2025 was named Bento.
Babies named Bento per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 9-year story
Bento first appears in the Social Security records in 2016, when 12 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 31 babies and a rank of #3583. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Bento against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Bento in class?
Bento scores 66 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Bento is most common
State-level data for Bento is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Bento
Statistically, parents drawn to Bento tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Khyro, Breeze, Kaido, Euro, and Cato.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Bento | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3583 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4433 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4112 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5445 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6335 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4426 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8889 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8819 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7546 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6726 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Bento a popular boy name?
Bento ranked #3655 among boys in 2025 with 31 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Bento most popular?
Bento peaked in 2025, when 31 American boys received the name (ranked #3583 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Bento?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 58,065 newborn American boys was named Bento. It scores 66/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.