Is Benson a boy or girl name?
Benson is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 8 girls and 727 boys were named Benson, so 1.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 13,113 US babies named Benson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #435
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,231
- Babies named Benson since 1887
- 13,113
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 735 babies
Boys and girls named Benson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 285 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 396 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 290 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 388 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 460 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 432 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 509 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 540 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 643 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,317 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 5,153 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 2,602 | 14 | 0.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 727 | #435 | 8 | #11,231 |
| 2023 | 454 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 428 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 479 | #582 | 6 | #13,753 |
| 2020 | 514 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 566 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 621 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 625 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 729 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 631 | #472 | 5 | #16,858 |
| 2014 | 528 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 446 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 433 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 314 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 260 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 193 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 171 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 174 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 160 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 134 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 130 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 102 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 102 | #1,307 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 75 | #1,591 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 76 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 66 | #1,625 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 60 | #1,703 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 65 | #1,535 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 60 | #1,559 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 72 | #1,373 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 72 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 63 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 58 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 77 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 57 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 58 | #1,356 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 38 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 61 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 59 | #1,242 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 52 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 47 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 53 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 53 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 62 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 79 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 59 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 65 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 36 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 40 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 42 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 51 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 46 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 42 | #1,292 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 49 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 64 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 46 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 50 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 30 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 43 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 47 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 43 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 45 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 25 | #1,624 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 39 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 46 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 60 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 48 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 39 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 51 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 46 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 50 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 42 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 39 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 46 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 52 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 44 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 36 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 34 | #1,124 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 37 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 38 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 44 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 34 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 23 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 30 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 37 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 29 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 29 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 29 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 17 | #1,714 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 27 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 39 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 30 | #1,305 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 42 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 35 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 35 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 35 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 45 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 43 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 36 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 43 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 39 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 43 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 28 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 31 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 47 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 68 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 39 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 24 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,376 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 21 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,401 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 9 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,251 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 9 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 9 | #636 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Benson reached #428 in 2016. As a girl name, it reached #11,231 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Benson
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.