Benson
Benson is ranked 435th among boys in 2024 (727 births). Its best rank was 428th, in 2016.
- Rank in 2024
- #435up 181 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 7270.04% of boys
- Peak year
- 2016729 births
- Best rank
- #428in 2016
- Since 1887
- 13,094people given the name
The story in the numbers
13,094 boys have been named Benson in the United States since 1887, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2016, with 729 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2016, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2013, and the 2010s alone account for 39%. It has spent 26 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Benson | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | |
| 1890s | 22 | |
| 1900s | 34 | |
| 1910s | 285 | |
| 1920s | 396 | |
| 1930s | 290 | |
| 1940s | 388 | |
| 1950s | 460 | |
| 1960s | 432 | |
| 1970s | 509 | |
| 1980s | 540 | |
| 1990s | 643 | |
| 2000s | 1,317 | |
| 2010s | 5,153 | |
| 2020s | 2,602 |
In 2016, its biggest year
Benson was the 428th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2016 were Noah, Liam, William, Mason and James. See all of 2016.
Names that rose and fell with Benson
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Rockwellpeak 2017
- Kingsleypeak 2016
- Romanpeak 2024
- Zekepeak 2022
- Gideonpeak 2017
- Langstonpeak 2016
- Hendrikpeak 2020
- Elliotpeak 2022
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.