US rank #5834 Boys' name Peak 2016 166 births

Bensyn — #5834 US boys' name

166 babies named Bensyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s1232020s43
#5834
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 59% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Bensyn was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

29 babies were named Bensyn in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bensyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Bensyn between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bensyn currently holds the #5834 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bensyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bensyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bensyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bensyn 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 166 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.

Bensyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

166

Since 2011

14 years of records

Peak year

2016

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,834

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2011

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bensyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
29
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
010203040 20242022202020182016201420122011 6

Bensyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
123 births that decade — 74% of Bensyn's all-time total
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Bensyn by state

Where Bensyn concentrates geographically — total births since 2011

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bensyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 3.0%
Ohio share of Bensyn's total US births 3.0%

5 of 166 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bensyn?
166 babies have been named Bensyn since 2011. It currently ranks #5834 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 29 births.
When was Bensyn most popular?
Bensyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Bensyn most popular?
The top states for the name Bensyn are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Bensyn been used?
Bensyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bensyn?
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, 2011–2024 (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.