Name meaning & stats
Benson
Benson. 13,294 US babies since 1940, peak 2025.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
Originally a surname.
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
13,294 US babies were named Benson between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Benson (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 89% of the family
- Benson 89%
- Benzion 7%
- Bensen 3%
- Bensyn 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)