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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Benson has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | — | — | ||
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 2015
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#73 · 1 in 295
- North Dakota#160 · 1 in 473
- Idaho#180 · 1 in 568
- Maine#217 · 1 in 774
- West Virginia#291 · 1 in 1,362
Best ever in a state: #50 in South Dakota, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #73 | 72 | 1 in 295 |
| North Dakota | #160 | 9 | 1 in 473 |
| Idaho | #180 | 14 | 1 in 568 |
| Maine | #217 | 6 | 1 in 774 |
| West Virginia | #291 | 6 | 1 in 1,362 |
| Arkansas | #305 | 11 | 1 in 1,331 |
| Kansas | #311 | 12 | 1 in 1,319 |
| Ohio | #314 | 38 | 1 in 1,587 |
| Iowa | #334 | 11 | 1 in 1,434 |
| Indiana | #335 | 22 | 1 in 1,643 |
| Oregon | #339 | 13 | 1 in 1,395 |
| Michigan | #363 | 24 | 1 in 1,990 |
| Washington | #365 | 21 | 1 in 1,751 |
| Tennessee | #370 | 19 | 1 in 1,923 |
| Pennsylvania | #377 | 27 | 1 in 2,216 |
| Kentucky | #378 | 11 | 1 in 2,000 |
| Massachusetts | #403 | 11 | 1 in 2,687 |
| Arizona | #435 | 15 | 1 in 2,464 |
| Colorado | #437 | 13 | 1 in 2,129 |
| Louisiana | #438 | 12 | 1 in 2,123 |
| Nevada | #448 | 6 | 1 in 2,264 |
| New York | #459 | 35 | 1 in 2,938 |
| Maryland | #526 | 9 | 1 in 3,090 |
| Mississippi | #529 | 5 | 1 in 2,774 |
| South Carolina | #529 | 7 | 1 in 3,073 |
| Missouri | #562 | 9 | 1 in 3,511 |
| Oklahoma | #571 | 7 | 1 in 2,967 |
| Illinois | #577 | 18 | 1 in 3,688 |
| Minnesota | #581 | 8 | 1 in 3,548 |
| Wisconsin | #601 | 7 | 1 in 3,888 |
| Virginia | #620 | 10 | 1 in 4,242 |
| North Carolina | #625 | 12 | 1 in 4,334 |
| California | #638 | 47 | 1 in 4,815 |
| Alabama | #708 | 5 | 1 in 4,637 |
| Florida | #719 | 19 | 1 in 5,176 |
| Georgia | #909 | 8 | 1 in 6,868 |
| Texas | #941 | 22 | 1 in 8,549 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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
- 157 spots since 2024 (#436 → #279)
- 273 spots since 2020 (#552 → #279)
- 193 spots since 2015 (#472 → #279)
- Biggest jump: 387 spots in 1912 (#1,387 → #1,000)
- Biggest drop: 400 spots in 1888 (#631 → #1,031)
- Debuted 1887
- Peaked 2025 at #279 (1,214 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 2010–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,407 boys born in 2025 were named Benson (0.07%)
- 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.
Benson in 2015
Top girls' names in 2015
Top boys' names in 2015
More about 2015
girls
1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 357,020 of them was named Benson, which outranked 14.2% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 3,038 of them was named Benson, which outranked 96.6% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.