Boys' name · since 1980
Bentzion
561 babies named Bentzion in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,367 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,887 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 561
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bentzion is the #3887 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 561 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bentzion has been recorded 561 times among boys since 1980, currently ranked #3887 nationally and more common than 72% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #7,367 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,887 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 561 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bentzion ranks #7,367 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,887 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 561 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,367 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,887 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 561
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bentzion's 561 recorded births place it above 83.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Bentzion compares
561 Top 42% higher than 58% of 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
Bentzion's all-time total is 52% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bentzion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 561 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bentzion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bentzion's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bentzion popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Bentzion by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (197 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Bentzion's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Bentzion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
120 births
- 2010s
2010s
197 births
- 2020s
2020s
170 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 197 births (35% of all-time use).
How Bentzion compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bentzion's total volume
Bentzion by state
Where Bentzion concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 242 | 43.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 94 | 16.8% |
242 of 561 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Bentzion's data
- Bentzion's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (197 total births) through the 2020s (170) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Bentzions (242 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bentzion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Bentzion 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.