Boys' name · since 1955
Benzion
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 1,084 babies named Benzion, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,873 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,684 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,084
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
Benzion currently ranks #3684 among boys' names in America, with 1,084 babies recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benzion has been recorded 1,084 times among boys since 1955, currently ranked #3684 nationally and more common than 74% 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 1955 to 2025.
- #4,873 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,684 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,084 born since 1955
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benzion ranks #4,873 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,684 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,084 born since 1955, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,873 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,684 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,084
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
Benzion's 1,084 recorded births place it above 89.27% 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 Benzion compares
1,084 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Benzion's all-time total is 194% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Benzion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,084 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Benzion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Benzion's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Benzion popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Benzion by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (270 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Benzion's strongest decade.
270 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Benzion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 104
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
167 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s
2000s
195 births
- 2010s
2010s
270 births
- 2020s
2020s
161 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 270 births (25% of all-time use).
How Benzion 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 Benzion's total volume
Benzion by state
Where Benzion concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 852 | 78.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
852 of 1,084 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Benzion's data
- Benzion's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (270 total births) through the 2020s (161) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Benzions (852 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Benzion: 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 (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Benzion 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.