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Michael Benson

in the US

There are 788 people with the name "Michael Benson" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
Michael	4
Benson	305
Michael Benson	8,532

is 1st most common John
is 2nd most common Robert
is 3rd most common James
is 4th most common Michael
is 5th most common David
is 6th most common William
is 7th most common Mary
is 8th most common Richard
is 9th most common Thomas

is 301st most common Frazier
is 302nd most common Jennings
is 303rd most common Byrd
is 304th most common Shelton
is 305th most common Benson
is 306th most common Mann
is 307th most common Holt
is 308th most common Mcdaniel
is 309th most common Mendez

is 8,528th most common John Mullins
is 8,529th most common Kay Smith
is 8,530th most common Linda Henderson
is 8,531st most common Margaret Lee
is 8,532nd most common Michael Benson
is 8,533rd most common Miguel Gutierrez
is 8,534th most common Robert Cameron
is 8,535th most common Robert Lamb
is 8,536th most common Ruby Brown

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Meaning & History

Michael

Benson

(male) English form of a common biblical name (meaning ‘who is like God?’ in Hebrew) borne by one of the archangels, the protector of the ancient Hebrews, who is also regarded as a saint of the Catholic Church. In the Middle Ages, Michael was regarded as captain of the heavenly host (see Revelation 12:7–9), symbol of the Church Militant, and patron of soldiers. He was often depicted bearing a flaming sword. The name is also borne by a Persian prince and ally of Belshazzar mentioned in the Book of Daniel. Since the early 1900s it has been one of the most enduringly popular boys' names in the English-speaking world. See also Michal.

Cognates: Irish: Mícheál. Scottish Gaelic: Mìcheal. Welsh: Meical, Mihangel. German: Michael. Dutch: Michaël, Machiel. Scandinavian: Mikael. Danish, Norwegian: Mikkel. French: Michel. Spanish, Portuguese: Miguel. Catalan: Miquel. Italian: Michele. Russian: Mikhail. Polish: Michał. Czech: Michal. Croatian: Mihovil. Serbian: Mihajlo. Slovenian: Mihael. Finnish: Mikko. Hungarian: Mihály.