Benson

Given to 14,344 US babies since 1887

▲ Rising +46% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#7885
recorded as girls
#279
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
1,227
girls 13 · boys 1,214
Peak year
2025
1,214 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
14,344
since 1887

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Benson was most popular in 2025, when 1,214 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.71 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,214 babies were named Benson, ranking #279 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 46%.00.20.40.60.818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Benson was most popular in 2025, when 1,214 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.71 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,214 babies were named Benson, ranking #279 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 46%.00.20.40.60.81880192019602000Peak 2025

Benson was most popular in 2025, when 1,214 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.71 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,214 babies were named Benson, ranking #279 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 46%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 13 7885 1,214 279
2024 8 11122 729 436
2023 <5 — 454 617
2022 <5 — 428 645
2021 6 13464 479 582
2020 <5 — 514 552
2019 <5 — 566 507
2018 <5 — 621 468
2017 <5 — 625 475
2016 <5 — 729 428
2015 5 16419 631 472
2014 <5 — 528 525
2013 <5 — 447 574
2012 <5 — 433 590
2011 <5 — 314 724
2010 <5 — 260 823
2009 <5 — 193 1014
2008 <5 — 171 1089
2007 <5 — 174 1070
2006 <5 — 160 1097
2005 <5 — 134 1191
2004 <5 — 130 1190
2003 <5 — 102 1341
2002 <5 — 102 1305
2001 <5 — 76 1572
2000 <5 — 76 1564
1999 <5 — 66 1624
1998 <5 — 60 1700
1997 <5 — 50 1859
1996 <5 — 65 1533
1995 <5 — 60 1559
1994 <5 — 72 1373
1993 <5 — 72 1340
1992 <5 — 63 1452
1991 <5 — 58 1502
1990 <5 — 77 1259
1989 <5 — 57 1452
1988 <5 — 58 1355
1987 <5 — 38 1734
1986 <5 — 61 1227
1985 <5 — 59 1242
1984 <5 — 52 1280
1983 <5 — 47 1361
1982 <5 — 53 1278
1981 <5 — 53 1259
1980 <5 — 62 1154
1979 <5 — 79 1001
1978 <5 — 59 1149
1977 <5 — 65 1071
1976 <5 — 36 1502
1975 <5 — 40 1378
1974 <5 — 42 1311
1973 <5 — 51 1147
1972 <5 — 46 1210
1971 <5 — 42 1289
1970 <5 — 49 1178
1969 <5 — 64 959
1968 <5 — 46 1100
1967 <5 — 50 1030
1966 <5 — 39 1194
1965 <5 — 30 1405
1964 <5 — 43 1172
1963 <5 — 47 1121
1962 <5 — 43 1187
1961 <5 — 45 1179
1960 <5 — 25 1619
1959 <5 — 39 1247
1958 <5 — 46 1131
1957 <5 — 60 981
1956 <5 — 48 1092
1955 <5 — 39 1198
1954 <5 — 51 1045
1953 <5 — 46 1074
1952 <5 — 50 1013
1951 <5 — 42 1110
1950 <5 — 39 1139
1949 <5 — 46 1029
1948 <5 — 52 963
1947 <5 — 44 1093
1946 <5 — 36 1157
1945 <5 — 34 1122
1944 <5 — 37 1085
1943 <5 — 38 1106
1942 <5 — 44 1007
1941 <5 — 34 1129
1940 <5 — 23 1397
1939 <5 — 23 1390
1938 <5 — 30 1199
1937 <5 — 37 1056
1936 <5 — 29 1225
1935 <5 — 29 1247
1934 <5 — 29 1241
1933 <5 — 17 1707
1932 <5 — 27 1324
1931 <5 — 39 1078
1930 <5 — 30 1299
1929 <5 — 42 1055
1928 <5 — 35 1211
1927 <5 — 35 1227
1926 <5 — 35 1219
1925 <5 — 45 1022
1924 <5 — 43 1093
1923 <5 — 36 1194
1922 <5 — 43 1072
1921 <5 — 39 1140
1920 <5 — 43 1073
1919 <5 — 28 1351
1918 <5 — 31 1256
1917 <5 — 47 934
1916 <5 — 68 734
1915 <5 — 39 1015
1914 <5 — 24 1188
1913 <5 — 15 1365
1912 <5 — 21 1000
1911 <5 — 7 1387
1910 <5 — 5 1589
1909 <5 — 7 1155
1908 <5 — 9 946
1907 <5 — <5 —
1906 <5 — <5 —
1905 <5 — 5 1233
1904 <5 — 7 966
1903 <5 — 6 1009
1902 <5 — <5 —
1901 <5 — <5 —
1900 <5 — <5 —
1899 <5 — <5 —
1898 <5 — 5 1121
1897 <5 — 5 1057
1896 <5 — <5 —
1895 <5 — 6 978
1894 <5 — <5 —
1893 <5 — <5 —
1892 <5 — 6 956
1891 <5 — <5 —
1890 <5 — <5 —
1889 <5 — 9 673
1888 <5 — 5 1031
1887 <5 — 9 631

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Other spellings

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Where Benson is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years