Benson

Where Benson comes from

Ultimately from Old English Benesingtūn.
— Wiktionary's entry for Benson
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1887
    First appearance
    #631 among boys, 9 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1983
    Benson Henderson born
    American mixed martial artist
  3. 2002
    Benson Boone born
    American singer
  4. 2025
    Peak, #279
    1,214 babies named Benson — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Benson Boone · American singer, born 2002
  • Benson Henderson · American mixed martial artist, born 1983
  • Benson Fong · American actor, 1916–1987
  • Benson Taylor · composer and music producer from the United Kingdom, born 1983
  • Benson Kiplagat Seurei · Bahraini middle-distance runner of Kenyan descent, born 1984

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.