Boys' name · since 2011
Bensyn
Bensyn has 182 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,523 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,815 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 182
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bensyn currently ranks #5815 among boys' names in America, with 182 babies recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Bensyn recorded 182 times among boys since 2011, holding rank #5815 nationally today, ahead of 58% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #13,523 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,815 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 182 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bensyn ranks #13,523 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,815 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 182 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,523 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,815 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 182
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bensyn's 182 recorded births place it above 70.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Bensyn compares
182 36th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bensyn's all-time total is 51% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bensyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 182 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bensyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bensyn's full recorded timeline at 2018, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bensyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Bensyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (123 births, 68% of the file).
2010s was Bensyn's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Bensyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 123 births (68% of all-time use).
Bensyn by state
Where Bensyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 182 births nationwide.
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- Bensyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (123 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Bensyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bensyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2011–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bensyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.