Benson is an established boys' name that peaked in 2025 and remains in steady use.
Benson is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #279 among boys (1,214) and #7,958 among girls (13) — overall #534 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,227 | 1,227 | #7,958 | #279 |
| 2024 | 737 | 737 | #11,280 | #436 |
| 2023 | 454 | 454 | — | #617 |
| 2022 | 428 | 428 | — | #645 |
| 2021 | 485 | 485 | #13,758 | #582 |
| 2020 | 514 | 514 | — | #552 |
| 2019 | 566 | 566 | — | #507 |
| 2018 | 621 | 621 | — | #468 |
| 2017 | 625 | 625 | — | #475 |
| 2016 | 729 | 729 | — | #428 |
| 2015 | 636 | 636 | #16,861 | #472 |
| 2014 | 528 | 528 | — | #525 |
| 2013 | 447 | 447 | — | #574 |
| 2012 | 433 | 433 | — | #590 |
| 2011 | 314 | 314 | — | #724 |
| 2010 | 260 | 260 | — | #823 |
| 2009 | 193 | 193 | — | #1,014 |
| 2008 | 171 | 171 | — | #1,089 |
| 2007 | 174 | 174 | — | #1,070 |
| 2006 | 160 | 160 | — | #1,098 |
| 2005 | 134 | 134 | — | #1,191 |
| 2004 | 130 | 130 | — | #1,190 |
| 2003 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,343 |
| 2002 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,307 |
| 2001 | 76 | 76 | — | #1,573 |
| 2000 | 76 | 76 | — | #1,564 |
| 1999 | 66 | 66 | — | #1,625 |
| 1998 | 60 | 60 | — | #1,703 |
| 1997 | 50 | — | — | #1,862 |
| 1996 | 65 | — | — | #1,535 |
| 1995 | 60 | — | — | #1,559 |
| 1994 | 72 | — | — | #1,373 |
| 1993 | 72 | — | — | #1,341 |
| 1992 | 63 | — | — | #1,455 |
| 1991 | 58 | — | — | #1,502 |
| 1990 | 77 | — | — | #1,260 |
| 1989 | 57 | — | — | #1,453 |
| 1988 | 58 | — | — | #1,356 |
| 1987 | 38 | — | — | #1,736 |
| 1986 | 61 | — | — | #1,230 |
| 1985 | 59 | — | — | #1,242 |
| 1984 | 52 | — | — | #1,281 |
| 1983 | 47 | — | — | #1,362 |
| 1982 | 53 | — | — | #1,280 |
| 1981 | 53 | — | — | #1,260 |
| 1980 | 62 | — | — | #1,154 |
| 1979 | 79 | — | — | #1,001 |
| 1978 | 59 | — | — | #1,149 |
| 1977 | 65 | — | — | #1,071 |
| 1976 | 36 | — | — | #1,507 |
| 1975 | 40 | — | — | #1,381 |
| 1974 | 42 | — | — | #1,311 |
| 1973 | 51 | — | — | #1,148 |
| 1972 | 46 | — | — | #1,212 |
| 1971 | 42 | — | — | #1,292 |
| 1970 | 49 | — | — | #1,180 |
| 1969 | 64 | — | — | #959 |
| 1968 | 46 | — | — | #1,100 |
| 1967 | 50 | — | — | #1,030 |
| 1966 | 39 | — | — | #1,200 |
| 1965 | 30 | — | — | #1,408 |
| 1964 | 43 | — | — | #1,174 |
| 1963 | 47 | — | — | #1,122 |
| 1962 | 43 | — | — | #1,187 |
| 1961 | 45 | — | — | #1,182 |
| 1960 | 25 | — | — | #1,623 |
| 1959 | 39 | — | — | #1,249 |
| 1958 | 46 | — | — | #1,135 |
| 1957 | 60 | — | — | #982 |
| 1956 | 48 | — | — | #1,092 |
| 1955 | 39 | — | — | #1,200 |
| 1954 | 51 | — | — | #1,047 |
| 1953 | 46 | — | — | #1,076 |
| 1952 | 50 | — | — | #1,014 |
| 1951 | 42 | — | — | #1,111 |
| 1950 | 39 | — | — | #1,142 |
| 1949 | 46 | — | — | #1,030 |
| 1948 | 52 | — | — | #964 |
| 1947 | 44 | — | — | #1,093 |
| 1946 | 36 | — | — | #1,157 |
| 1945 | 34 | — | — | #1,124 |
| 1944 | 37 | — | — | #1,089 |
| 1943 | 38 | — | — | #1,108 |
| 1942 | 44 | — | — | #1,007 |
| 1941 | 34 | — | — | #1,130 |
| 1940 | 23 | — | — | #1,403 |
| 1939 | 23 | — | — | #1,395 |
| 1938 | 30 | — | — | #1,201 |
| 1937 | 37 | — | — | #1,057 |
| 1936 | 29 | — | — | #1,226 |
| 1935 | 29 | — | — | #1,249 |
| 1934 | 29 | — | — | #1,243 |
| 1933 | 17 | — | — | #1,714 |
| 1932 | 27 | — | — | #1,329 |
| 1931 | 39 | — | — | #1,078 |
| 1930 | 30 | — | — | #1,305 |
| 1929 | 42 | — | — | #1,058 |
| 1928 | 35 | — | — | #1,214 |
| 1927 | 35 | — | — | #1,229 |
| 1926 | 35 | — | — | #1,223 |
| 1925 | 45 | — | — | #1,022 |
| 1924 | 43 | — | — | #1,094 |
| 1923 | 36 | — | — | #1,199 |
| 1922 | 43 | — | — | #1,075 |
| 1921 | 39 | — | — | #1,140 |
| 1920 | 43 | — | — | #1,074 |
| 1919 | 28 | — | — | #1,354 |
| 1918 | 31 | — | — | #1,260 |
| 1917 | 47 | — | — | #934 |
| 1916 | 68 | — | — | #737 |
| 1915 | 39 | — | — | #1,017 |
| 1914 | 24 | — | — | #1,192 |
| 1913 | 15 | — | — | #1,376 |
| 1912 | 21 | — | — | #1,004 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | — | #1,401 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | — | #1,612 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,164 |
| 1908 | 9 | — | — | #955 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,251 |
| 1904 | 7 | — | — | #974 |
| 1903 | 6 | — | — | #1,023 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | — | #1,138 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | — | #1,080 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | — | #990 |
| 1892 | 6 | — | — | #968 |
| 1889 | 9 | — | — | #679 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,050 |
| 1887 | 9 | — | — | #636 |