Benson Boy
How popular is Benson?
#279 boy name in 2025
1,214 baby boys were named Benson in the US in 2025, making it the 279th most popular boy name. Another 13 girls got the name (#7,883 for girls).
Benson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #279 for boys (▲ 157 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,214 boys, 13 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+92% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #472 in 2015, #552 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (1,214 boys) |
| Highest rank | #279 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1887 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.9% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Benson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Benson family of names ranked #280 for boys in 2025 (#408 the year before), with 1,246 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Benson | 1,214 | 97% |
| Bensen | 16 | 1% |
| Bensyn | 16 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Benson is most popular
Babies named Benson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Utah: 2.1 per 1,000 (197 boys)
- South Dakota: 1.8 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- North Dakota: 1.6 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- Nebraska: 1.3 per 1,000 (56 boys)
- Idaho: 1.2 per 1,000 (50 boys)
Benson by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | #631 |
| 1890s | 22 | #955 |
| 1900s | 34 | #946 |
| 1910s | 285 | #734 |
| 1920s | 396 | #1,022 |
| 1930s | 290 | #1,056 |
| 1940s | 388 | #962 |
| 1950s | 460 | #980 |
| 1960s | 432 | #959 |
| 1970s | 509 | #1,001 |
| 1980s | 540 | #1,154 |
| 1990s | 643 | #1,254 |
| 2000s | 1,318 | #1,014 |
| 2010s | 5,154 | #428 |
| 2020s | 3,818 | #279 |
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Questions
- Is Benson a boy or girl name?
- Benson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Benson were boys.
- How popular is the name Benson?
- 1,214 baby boys were named Benson in the US in 2025, making it the 279th most popular boy name. Another 13 girls got the name (#7,883 for girls).
- When was Benson most popular?
- Benson peaked in 2025, when 1,214 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #279 in 2025.
- How many people are named Benson?
- 14,344 babies have been named Benson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 12,775 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Benson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Benson was most common in Utah, at 2.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.