as a First Name
Transferred use of the surname, which originated in part as a patronymic from Ben(n), a short form of Benedict, and in part as a local name from Benson (formerly Bensington) in Oxfordshire.
| 3,633rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 3,160
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Benson per capita
- 2010
- marked the height of its popularity
0%
100%
6%
55+
55+
15%
30-54
30-54
17%
13-29
13-29
62%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
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