Benson
- #7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births
- #279 for boys in 2025, 1,214 births
- Given to boys 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 1,214 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 14,312since 1887
Benson over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Benson has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,885 | 13 | #279 | 1,214 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | #436 | 729 |
| 2023 | — | #617 | 454 | |
| 2022 | — | #645 | 428 | |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #582 | 479 |
| 2020 | — | #552 | 514 | |
| 2019 | — | #507 | 566 | |
| 2018 | — | #468 | 621 | |
| 2017 | — | #475 | 625 | |
| 2016 | — | #428 | 729 | |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #472 | 631 |
| 2014 | — | #525 | 528 | |
| 2013 | — | #574 | 447 | |
| 2012 | — | #590 | 433 | |
| 2011 | — | #724 | 314 | |
| 2010 | — | #823 | 260 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,014 | 193 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,089 | 171 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,070 | 174 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,097 | 160 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,191 | 134 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,190 | 130 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,341 | 102 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,305 | 102 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,572 | 76 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,564 | 76 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,624 | 66 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,700 | 60 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,859 | 50 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,533 | 65 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,559 | 60 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,373 | 72 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,340 | 72 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,452 | 63 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,502 | 58 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,259 | 77 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,452 | 57 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,355 | 58 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,734 | 38 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,227 | 61 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,242 | 59 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,280 | 52 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,361 | 47 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,278 | 53 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,259 | 53 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,154 | 62 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,001 | 79 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,149 | 59 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,071 | 65 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,502 | 36 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,378 | 40 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,311 | 42 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,147 | 51 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,210 | 46 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,289 | 42 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,178 | 49 | |
| 1969 | — | #959 | 64 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,100 | 46 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,030 | 50 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,194 | 39 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,405 | 30 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,172 | 43 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,121 | 47 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,187 | 43 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,179 | 45 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,619 | 25 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,247 | 39 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,131 | 46 | |
| 1957 | — | #981 | 60 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,092 | 48 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,198 | 39 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,045 | 51 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,074 | 46 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,013 | 50 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,110 | 42 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,139 | 39 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,029 | 46 | |
| 1948 | — | #963 | 52 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,093 | 44 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,157 | 36 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,122 | 34 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,085 | 37 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,106 | 38 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,007 | 44 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,129 | 34 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,397 | 23 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,390 | 23 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,199 | 30 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,056 | 37 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,225 | 29 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,247 | 29 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,241 | 29 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,707 | 17 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,324 | 27 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,078 | 39 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,299 | 30 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,055 | 42 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,211 | 35 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,227 | 35 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,219 | 35 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,022 | 45 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,093 | 43 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,194 | 36 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,072 | 43 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,140 | 39 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,073 | 43 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,351 | 28 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,256 | 31 | |
| 1917 | — | #934 | 47 | |
| 1916 | — | #734 | 68 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,015 | 39 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,188 | 24 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,365 | 15 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,000 | 21 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,387 | 7 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,155 | 7 | |
| 1908 | — | #946 | 9 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | #966 | 7 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #673 | 9 | |
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | #631 | 9 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1887
The first year at least five boys were named Benson! It came in at #631, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1890–1891, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Benson is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Dakota#50 · 1 in 202
- North Dakota#65 · 1 in 210
- Utah#89 · 1 in 351
- Vermont#102 · 1 in 242
- Nebraska#103 · 1 in 367
Best ever in a state: #50 in South Dakota, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #50 | 19 | 1 in 202 |
| North Dakota | #65 | 16 | 1 in 210 |
| Utah | #89 | 56 | 1 in 351 |
| Vermont | #102 | 5 | 1 in 242 |
| Nebraska | #103 | 24 | 1 in 367 |
| Montana | #109 | 11 | 1 in 342 |
| Wisconsin | #114 | 53 | 1 in 442 |
| Indiana | #137 | 60 | 1 in 528 |
| Kansas | #138 | 27 | 1 in 520 |
| Maine | #139 | 9 | 1 in 427 |
| Minnesota | #168 | 39 | 1 in 628 |
| Oregon | #170 | 24 | 1 in 627 |
| Ohio | #178 | 74 | 1 in 710 |
| Missouri | #181 | 39 | 1 in 713 |
| West Virginia | #183 | 10 | 1 in 616 |
| Michigan | #185 | 56 | 1 in 718 |
| Iowa | #187 | 22 | 1 in 629 |
| Idaho | #196 | 13 | 1 in 664 |
| Kentucky | #221 | 25 | 1 in 821 |
| Washington | #228 | 35 | 1 in 937 |
| Pennsylvania | #235 | 52 | 1 in 1,005 |
| South Carolina | #265 | 21 | 1 in 1,009 |
| Connecticut | #268 | 12 | 1 in 1,101 |
| Illinois | #277 | 39 | 1 in 1,271 |
| Oklahoma | #293 | 16 | 1 in 1,105 |
| Arizona | #321 | 24 | 1 in 1,364 |
| Nevada | #323 | 9 | 1 in 1,255 |
| Tennessee | #348 | 25 | 1 in 1,471 |
| Arkansas | #353 | 9 | 1 in 1,398 |
| Louisiana | #353 | 14 | 1 in 1,366 |
| Alabama | #360 | 15 | 1 in 1,435 |
| Massachusetts | #361 | 14 | 1 in 1,930 |
| North Carolina | #372 | 30 | 1 in 1,716 |
| Colorado | #385 | 16 | 1 in 1,678 |
| Virginia | #388 | 20 | 1 in 1,863 |
| Florida | #403 | 48 | 1 in 1,990 |
| Maryland | #407 | 12 | 1 in 1,908 |
| Georgia | #440 | 25 | 1 in 2,009 |
| Texas | #450 | 75 | 1 in 2,334 |
| New York | #491 | 33 | 1 in 2,558 |
| New Jersey | #543 | 13 | 1 in 3,059 |
| California | #572 | 52 | 1 in 3,375 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Benson
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 273 spots since 2020 (#552 → #279)
- Biggest jump: 387 spots in 1912
- Biggest drop: 400 spots in 1888
Rise & fade · boys
138 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1887
- Peaked 2025 at #279 (1,214 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 28 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 2010–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,407
- Highest: 1 in 1,407 boys born in 2025 were named Benson (0.07%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 36.0% of all boys named Benson (5,154) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | #631 (1887) | #778 |
| 1890s | 22 | #956 (1892) | #1,028 |
| 1900s | 34 | #946 (1908) | #1,062 |
| 1910s | 285 | #734 (1916) | #1,182 |
| 1920s | 396 | #1,022 (1925) | #1,131 |
| 1930s | 290 | #1,056 (1937) | #1,277 |
| 1940s | 388 | #963 (1948) | #1,109 |
| 1950s | 460 | #981 (1957) | #1,103 |
| 1960s | 432 | #959 (1969) | #1,197 |
| 1970s | 509 | #1,001 (1979) | #1,224 |
| 1980s | 540 | #1,154 (1980) | #1,334 |
| 1990s | 643 | #1,259 (1990) | #1,520 |
| 2000s | 1,318 | #1,014 (2009) | #1,243 |
| 2010s | 5,154 | #428 (2016) | #559 |
| 2020s | 3,818 | #279 (2025) | #519 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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