US rank #3345 Boys' name Peak 2019 1,051 births

Benzion — #3345 US boys' name

1,051 babies named Benzion in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s171960s171970s1041980s1671990s1532000s1952010s2702020s128
#3345
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Benzion was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

35 babies were named Benzion in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Benzion

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,051 babies named Benzion between 1955 and 2024, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Benzion currently holds the #3345 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Benzion performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 270 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Benzion shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 849 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Benzion in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Benzion 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 1,051 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.

Benzion at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,051

Since 1955

70 years of records

Peak year

2019

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,345

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1955

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2024

Benzion popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1955

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
35
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
010203040 202420162008200019921984197619621955 5

Benzion by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
270 births that decade — 26% of Benzion's all-time total
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Benzion by state

Where Benzion concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Benzion
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
849 80.8%
#2 New Jersey
5 0.5%
New York share of Benzion's total US births 80.8%
Even split

849 of 1,051 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Benzion?
1,051 babies have been named Benzion since 1955. It currently ranks #3345 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 35 births.
When was Benzion most popular?
Benzion was most popular in the 2010s decade with 270 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Benzion most popular?
The top states for the name Benzion are New York (849 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Benzion been used?
Benzion has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 70 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Benzion?
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, 1955–2024 (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.