Benson
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning son of ben or blessed son.
Baby Names Arena rank
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Win rate
55%
of head-to-heads
US popularity
#279
up from #435
UK popularity
#1093
27 babies
How Benson has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #472 |
| 2016 | #428 |
| 2017 | #475 |
| 2018 | #466 |
| 2019 | #507 |
| 2020 | #552 |
| 2021 | #582 |
| 2022 | #643 |
| 2023 | #615 |
| 2024 | #435 |
| 2025 | #279 |
Benson by the numbers
In 2025, 27 babies in England and Wales were named Benson. In the US, 620 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 726 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Benson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Bentonbent grass settlement or town230 in the US (2017)
- Bensenson of Ben; a form of Benzion or Ben20 in the US (2017)
- Brensonson of fiery hill; a form of Brandon12 in the US (2017)
- Bensyn11 in the US (2017)
- Brysonson of Brice; descendant of the speckled one4,641 in the US (2017)
- Bronsonson of bronc; dark or swollen stream354 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a blessing
Like Benson, each of these has a blessing in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Benson
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