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Benson name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Benson ranks #279 in male records (1,214 reported) and #7,958 in female records (13 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#7,958 · 13 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 5 female records (8 to 13); rank moved from #11,280 to #7,958.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 7 female records (6 to 13); rank moved from #13,758 to #7,958.
2025 male rank and count
#279 · 1,214 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 485 male records (729 to 1,214); rank moved from #436 to #279.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 735 male records (479 to 1,214); rank moved from #582 to #279.
Peak year in available data
2025: 1,214 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Benson becoming more popular?

Benson's reported male count increased by 485 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #436 to #279. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Benson in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for BensonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,2140201620252021: 6 female records2024: 8 female records2025: 13 female records2016: 729 male records2017: 625 male records2018: 621 male records2019: 566 male records2020: 514 male records2021: 479 male records2022: 428 male records2023: 454 male records2024: 729 male records2025: 1,214 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025137,9581,214279
2024811,280729436
2023——454617
2022——428645
2021613,758479582
2020——514552
2019——566507
2018——621468
2017——625475
2016——729428

Questions about Benson’s popularity

How common is Benson in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Benson ranks #279 in male records (1,214 reported) and #7,958 in female records (13 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Benson?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Benson only.

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