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Benson

Pronounced /ˈbɛn.sən/

Rank in 2024
#435
Born in 2024
727
Peak year
2016 · #428
Origin
Not recorded

1880 to 2024

Steady
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 727 boys were named Benson, about 1 in every 2,359.
  • It peaked in 2016 with 729 babies, ranked #428.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1887.
  • 13,094 boys have been named Benson since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Benson per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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    Silent
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    Millennials
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    Gen Z
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    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 638 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Silent: 577 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Boomers: 841 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 800 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Millennials: 945 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Z: 2,500 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 6,748 babies, 0.31 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

Ultimately from Old English Benesingtūn.

  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Origin
Not recorded
Say it
/ˈbɛn.sən/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Benson, CC BY-SA 4.0.