Masculine dossier · first seen 1887

Benson

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Benson
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

729

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1887Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

0.3%

2024

727

All-time

13,094

Benson has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 729 boys were named Benson.

In 2024, only 727 boys were given the name.

All told, about 13,094 Americans have been named Benson and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1887.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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