Benson
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Benson is an English surname meaning “son of Ben.” Benson is also the name of a town in Oxfordshire. Benson is the deranged, pill-addicted pilot who threatens a space research outpost in the 1980 movie Saturn 3.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Benson in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Benson against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Benson is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Benson in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,214 boys were named Benson, making it the #279 boys' name in the US. Since 1887, 14,312 boys have been named Benson, with the most (1,214) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in South Dakota, North Dakota and Vermont.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Canada (Ontario) | #292 boys | 47 | Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024 |
| Canada (Quebec) | #513 boys | 8 | Retraite Québec (via Données Québec), 2025 |
| New Zealand | #431 boys | 10 | Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), Births, Deaths and Marriages, 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Benson
There are 44 towns and villages with Benson in their name, in 7 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 35🇨🇦 Canada 3🇿🇲 Zambia 2🇦🇺 Australia 1🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1🇮🇳 India 1🇳🇬 Nigeria 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Benson | England, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 5,802 | Map |
| Benson | Arizona, 🇺🇸 United States | 4,888 | Map |
| Benson | North Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | 3,591 | Map |
| Benson | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | 3,240 | Map |
| Benson | Utah, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,485 | Map |
| Benson | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | 428 | Map |
| Benson | Vermont, 🇺🇸 United States | 308 | Map |
| Benson | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | 185 | Map |
| Mount Benson | South Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | 119 | Map |
| Benson | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | 116 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Benson
There are 43 lakes and reservoirs with Benson in their name, in 3 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 27🇨🇦 Canada 15🇦🇺 Australia 1
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| Benson Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Benson Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Benson Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Benson Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Benson Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Benson Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Benson Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Benson Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Benson Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Benson Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Benson songs
13 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Benson in their title. The best known:
- AURORA (Benson)
- BENSON (Anonymous)
- BENSON (Benson)
- BENSON (Kingham)
- BENSON (Mercer)
- BENSON (Sanders)
- BENSON (Tallis)
- FAITH (Benson)
- HANNINGTON (Benson)
- LIGHT (Benson)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Benson
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Benson.
Benson Mayowa
Benson Taylor
Fictional characters named Benson
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Benson as a pet name
FurryName has found 310 dogs named Benson in public pet registers, making it the #378 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Surf Coast Shire (11), Burnside (9), Prospect (2). Benson as a dog name →
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