US rank #3663 Boys' name Peak 2015 379 births

Bensen — #3663 US boys' name

379 babies named Bensen in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s422010s2242020s113
#3663
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Bensen was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

31 babies were named Bensen in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bensen

The Social Security Administration has registered 379 babies named Bensen between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bensen currently holds the #3663 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bensen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 224 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bensen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bensen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bensen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 379 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bensen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

379

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2015

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,663

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bensen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
31
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
010203040 20242021201820152012200920062004 5

Bensen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
224 births that decade — 59% of Bensen's all-time total
2000s422010s2242020s113

Bensen by state

Where Bensen concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bensen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.3%
California share of Bensen's total US births 1.3%

5 of 379 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bensen?
379 babies have been named Bensen since 2004. It currently ranks #3663 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 31 births.
When was Bensen most popular?
Bensen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 224 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Bensen most popular?
The top states for the name Bensen are California (5 births).
How long has the name Bensen been used?
Bensen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bensen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Benjamin, Ben, Bennett, Bentley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2004–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.