Benson

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Benson is a given name of Hebrew, English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 13,113 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 13,094 as boys and 19 as girls. Benson gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 2016 and remains popular today. It is the #2,362 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 735
2023 454
2022 428
2021 485
2020 514
2019 566
2018 621
2017 625
2016 729
2015 636
2014 528
2013 446
2012 433
2011 314
2010 260
2009 193
2008 171
2007 174
2006 160
2005 134
2004 130
2003 102
2002 102
2001 75
2000 76
1999 66
1998 60
1997 50
1996 65
1995 60
1994 72
1993 72
1992 63
1991 58
1990 77
1989 57
1988 58
1987 38
1986 61
1985 59
1984 52
1983 47
1982 53
1981 53
1980 62
1979 79
1978 59
1977 65
1976 36
1975 40
1974 42
1973 51
1972 46
1971 42
1970 49
1969 64
1968 46
1967 50
1966 39
1965 30
1964 43
1963 47
1962 43
1961 45
1960 25
1959 39
1958 46
1957 60
1956 48
1955 39
1954 51
1953 46
1952 50
1951 42
1950 39
1949 46
1948 52
1947 44
1946 36
1945 34
1944 37
1943 38
1942 44
1941 34
1940 23
1939 23
1938 30
1937 37
1936 29
1935 29
1934 29
1933 17
1932 27
1931 39
1930 30
1929 42
1928 35
1927 35
1926 35
1925 45
1924 43
1923 36
1922 43
1921 39
1920 43
1919 28
1918 31
1917 47
1916 68
1915 39
1914 24
1913 15
1912 21
1911 7
1910 5
1909 7
1908 9
1905 5
1904 7
1903 6
1898 5
1897 5
1895 6
1892 6
1889 9
1888 5
1887 9