Masculine dossier · first seen 1980
Bentzion
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
47
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Bentzion
How many people are named Bentzion?
An estimated 554 living Americans are named Bentzion.
How rare is Bentzion?
Bentzion is very rare among babies today, with 28 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 40.4% from its 2024 peak.
How old is the typical Bentzion?
The median age of a living American named Bentzion is approximately 11 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 20 years old.
Is Bentzion still popular?
Yes — Bentzion is currently rising in popularity, with 28 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.4× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Bentzion most common?
Bentzion has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 9.8× more often than the national baseline.
1980Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
40.4%
2025
28
All-time
561
Where it lives now
Bentzion is most concentrated in New York — about 9.8× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Bentzion is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.