How Many People Are Named Benson?
An estimated 11,637 people in the United States have the first name Benson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Benson peaked in popularity in 2024 with 735 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benson as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Benson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,637
About 1 in 29,454 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2024
735 births
Total Registered
13,113
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benson
Benson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 13,113 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Benson as a male name
Ranked #435 in 2024
727 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (729 births)
Benson as a female name
Ranked #11,231 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (8 births)
Benson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benson span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 5,158 babies were registered. While Benson is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Benson by Decade
How has Benson tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Benson by State
Birth registrations for Benson span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Utah, New York. The lowest are in Mississippi, Montana, Maine. On average, about 213 Bensons were registered per state.
Benson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Benson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Benson
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Benson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benson?
We estimate approximately 11,637 people named Benson are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 29,454 Americans share this first name.
Is Benson a common name?
Benson is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,113 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benson most popular?
Benson reached peak popularity in 2024, when 735 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benson is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benson a male name?
Benson is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benson Smith, Benson Johnson, Benson Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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