How Many People Are Named Benson?
people named Benson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 26,857 people in the US has this name
Based on 14,344 babies named Benson in Social Security records from 1887 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,227 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which originally meant "son of BENEDICT".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Benson (99.8%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Benson alive today is about 16 years old, and 82% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Benson first appears in the records in 1887, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 1,227 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1887 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Benson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #279, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #279.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #279 |
| Best rank | #279 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #546 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Benson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Benson were born in California than in any other state: about 1,115 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Benson was given 7.1 times as often in Utah, 5.1 times in Idaho and 2.9 times in North Dakota.
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