The first name Benson

In 2025, 27 boys were named Benson, making it the 1,093rd most popular boys’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Benson with other names.

In 2025, 1,214 boys born in the United States were named Benson, the 279th most popular boys’ name that year.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Benson Boone
  American singer, born 2002
• Benson Henderson
  American mixed martial artist (born 1983)
• Benson Fong
  American actor (1916-1987)
• Benson Taylor
  Composer and music producer from the United Kingdom, born 1983
• Benson Kiplagat Seurei
  Bahraini middle-distance runner of Kenyan descent, born 1984
• James Irwin
  American astronaut (1930-1991)
• Dean Phillips
  American businessman and politician (born 1969)
• John Sebastian
  American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1944)
• Ben Hardaway
  American story artist and voice actor (1895-1957)

• Tyler
• Alfred
• Blake
• Grayson
• Stanley
• Tom
• Wyatt
• Miles
• Brandon
• Maxwell
• Landon
• Bradley
• Spencer
• Wesley
• Colton
• Hugh

All 216 names of English origin

What does the name Benson mean?

Ultimately from Old English Benesingtūn.

What is the origin of the name Benson?

Ultimately from Old English Benesingtūn.

How popular is the name Benson?

In 2025, 27 boys born in England and Wales were named Benson, ranking 1,093rd.

Is Benson a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 14,344 US babies named Benson since 1880 were boys.

When was Benson most popular?

2025 in the United States, when 1,214 babies were named Benson, its highest rank at 279th.

How do you pronounce Benson?

Benson is /ˈbɛn.sən/, 2 syllables.

Is Benson also a surname?

Yes. Benson is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.