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boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Benson

Meaning en (English) Gender Boy Rank 2025 #279 Trend ↑ Rising 46%

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Rank 2025
#279
among boys · ↑157 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,227
named Benson · +66% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,407
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,227 babies
All-time total
14,344
#1,001 all-time among boys
First recorded
1887
in Social Security records

Benson popularity over time

14,344 babies have been named Benson since 1887, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 23 23 2 – #636
1890s – 22 22 2 -4% #968
1900s – 34 34 3 +55% #955
1910s – 285 285 29 +738% #737
1920s – 396 396 40 +39% #1,022
1930s – 290 290 29 -27% #1,057
1940s – 388 388 39 +34% #964
1950s – 460 460 46 +19% #982
1960s – 432 432 43 -6% #959
1970s – 509 509 51 +18% #1,001
1980s – 540 540 54 +6% #1,154
1990s – 643 643 64 +19% #1,260
2000s – 1,318 1,318 132 +105% #1,014
2010s 5 5,154 5,159 516 +291% #428
2020s (to 2025) 27 3,818 3,845 641 +24% #279

Where Benson is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,292 0.76 #266
2027 1,362 0.80 #255
2028 1,424 0.83 #242
2029 1,480 0.87 #237
2030 1,528 0.89 #231

Where Benson is most popular

Boys named Benson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.383 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, South Dakota, and North Dakota.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Benson born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 197 2.06 +440%
South Dakota 33 1.77 +364%
North Dakota 27 1.58 +313%
Nebraska 56 1.29 +237%
Idaho 50 1.22 +219%
Iowa 84 1.22 +218%
Montana 19 1.08 +182%
Wisconsin 115 0.971 +154%
Oregon 73 0.962 +151%
Indiana 145 0.904 +136%
Kansas 56 0.816 +113%
Missouri 112 0.808 +111%
Vermont 5 0.796 +108%
West Virginia 25 0.766 +100%
Ohio 199 0.751 +96%
Minnesota 89 0.726 +90%
Washington 117 0.715 +87%
Michigan 139 0.679 +77%
Kentucky 68 0.678 +77%
Pennsylvania 151 0.569 +49%
Oklahoma 49 0.554 +45%
Maine 9 0.464 +21%
Alabama 49 0.448 +17%
Arkansas 28 0.442 +16%
Arizona 71 0.434 +13%
South Carolina 42 0.406 +6%
Tennessee 72 0.399 ≈ national
Illinois 97 0.380 ≈ national
North Carolina 89 0.349 -9%
Virginia 65 0.343 -10%
Louisiana 33 0.323 -16%
Georgia 72 0.284 -26%
Nevada 16 0.281 -27%
Colorado 35 0.271 -29%
Florida 120 0.253 -34%
Maryland 30 0.252 -34%
Massachusetts 33 0.240 -37%
New York 99 0.229 -40%
California 180 0.197 -49%
Texas 169 0.192 -50%
Connecticut 12 0.177 -54%
New Jersey 23 0.114 -70%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Mississippi – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Benson

Benson is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #279 in 2025 with 1,214 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1887, 14,344 American babies have been named Benson. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,227 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Benson stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Benson?

The median living Benson is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 19. An estimated 13 thousand people named Benson are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Benson year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 13 #7,958 1,214 #279
2024 8 #11,280 729 #436
2023 – – 454 #617
2022 – – 428 #645
2021 6 #13,758 479 #582
2020 – – 514 #552
2019 – – 566 #507
2018 – – 621 #468
2017 – – 625 #475
2016 – – 729 #428
2015 5 #16,861 631 #472
2014 – – 528 #525
2013 – – 447 #574
2012 – – 433 #590
2011 – – 314 #724
2010 – – 260 #823
2009 – – 193 #1,014
2008 – – 171 #1,089
2007 – – 174 #1,070
2006 – – 160 #1,098
2005 – – 134 #1,191
2004 – – 130 #1,190
2003 – – 102 #1,343
2002 – – 102 #1,307
2001 – – 76 #1,573
2000 – – 76 #1,564
1995 – – 60 #1,559
1990 – – 77 #1,260
1985 – – 59 #1,242
1980 – – 62 #1,154
1975 – – 40 #1,381
1970 – – 49 #1,180
1965 – – 30 #1,408
1960 – – 25 #1,623
1955 – – 39 #1,200
1950 – – 39 #1,142
1945 – – 34 #1,124
1940 – – 23 #1,403
1935 – – 29 #1,249
1930 – – 30 #1,305
1925 – – 45 #1,022
1920 – – 43 #1,074
1915 – – 39 #1,017
1910 – – 5 #1,612
1905 – – 5 #1,251
1900 – – – –
1895 – – 6 #990
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Benson, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Benson?

The median living Benson is about 10 years old. Half of all living Bensons are between 4 and 19 years old.

How many people named Benson are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Benson are alive in the United States, based on 14,344 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Benson mean?

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How popular is the name Benson in 2025?

Benson ranked #279 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,214 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Benson?

14,344 babies have been named Benson in the United States since 1887, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Benson most popular?

Benson peaked in 2025, when 1,227 newborns received the name.

Is Benson a boy or girl name?

Benson is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Benson rising or falling?

Benson is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Benson become more popular?

Benson is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,528 boys named Benson in 2030, which would rank around #231. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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