Benson

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Benson: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Benson: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,363 in 2016, and it stood at #1,595 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
27times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1363highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1765
1997	#2337
2000	#2501
2001	#2587
2002	#1651
2003	#1771
2004	#2578
2005	#1617
2006	#2087
2007	#2435
2008	#2775
2009	#2318
2010	#2629
2011	#1909
2012	#2270
2013	#1706
2014	#2690
2015	#1673
2016	#1363
2017	#2324
2018	#1875
2019	#2266
2020	#2076
2021	#2301
2022	#2529
2023	#2813
2024	#1595

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 27 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1363 among boys in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Benson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Benson in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	10	2 of 10	5
2000s	69	10 of 10	7
2010sbusiest	110	10 of 10	11
2020s	50	5 of 10	10

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 11 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Benson appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1363 in England and Wales in 2016.

Benson's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1595	16	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2813	7	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2529	8	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2301	9	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2076	10	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2266	9	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1875	12	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2324	9	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1363	19	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1673	14	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2690	7	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1706	13	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2270	9	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1909	11	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2629	7	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2318	8	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2775	6	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2435	7	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2087	8	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1617	11	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2578	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1771	8	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1651	8	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#2587	4	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#2501	4	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2337	4	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1765	6	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 27 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,363, first reached in 2016.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 19 births, registered in England and Wales in 2016.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
25 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#1,595position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
19births registered in its largest year, 2016Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Bente · #2, 62y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Dov · #1363, 27y
Mohid · #1363, 22y
Nicolo · #1363, 23y
Reeve · #1363, 28y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Arion · #1363, 21y
Dennie · #1363, 20y
Dov · #1363, 27y
Nicolo · #1363, 23y

Benson and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Benson without appearing here.

Benson moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2813 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1595 and #5119.
Jade Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2813 and #2813 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1595 and #5119.
Tayla Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2318 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #1706 and #4685.
Grant Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2813 and #2813 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1595 and #4270.

Moved ahead of Benson

Ronny Compare
In 2003 they stood at #1771 and #1962 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #2578 and #906.
Theodor Compare
In 2009 they stood at #2318 and #2544 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2629 and #1201.
Isak Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2529 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2813 and #1461.
Tadhg Compare
In 1996 they stood at #1765 and #2357 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1997 that had become #2337 and #1174.

Moved the same way as Benson

Garry Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Benson went from #1765 to #2813 and Garry from #573 to #4991.
Graeme Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Benson went from #1765 to #2813 and Graeme from #755 to #4107.
Nicola Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Benson went from #1765 to #2813 and Nicola from #2863 to #4107.
Brent Compare
Between 1996 and 2022 in England and Wales · Boys, Benson went from #1765 to #2529 and Brent from #898 to #3449.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1363 in England and Wales in 2016. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Benson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Benson moved ahead of

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