Benson name meaning
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What does Benson mean?
Benson means Born of the Right Hand, Ben's Son, Excellent Son or Son of Benedict is used as a gender insensitive name and is prevalently used in English is rooted from Old English.
How do I pronounce Benson?
The proper pronunciation of two syllabled Benson is b(e)-nson. Some people pronounce it as ben-son.
Variants of Benson
Bence, Vincentius, Vincent, Senius, Bikendi, Enzo, Vincentmichael, Vincentz
Names that rhyme with BensonHow popular is the name Benson?
Benson was a popular name in United States. Over 9915 babies have been given the moniker in 122 years. At the peak of its usage in 2016, the moniker grabbed the 428th spot and 721 baby boys were given the name.
However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 122 years but still performing better than most of the names. Additionally, the name has been in the top 500 baby names 4 times
Benson is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, even after 21 years of use, it could not make it big.
Over 180 people have been named Benson in England and Wales. Also, it appeared first time in 2002 on baby boy names list of France. However things change on global perspective, Benson is extremely popular in Kenya where every 1 in 500 have the name.
Also the baby name is popular in Uganda, Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe and South Sudan. As per our research, over 300000 people has been named Benson globally.
| Year | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
| 2018 | 465 | 619 | ||
| 2017 | 474 | 620 | ||
| 2016 | 428 | 721 | ||
| 2015 | 473 | 629 | 16368 | 5 |
| 2014 | 524 | 528 | ||
Facts
Benson in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 5 |
 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What numbers say about Benson?
Your life dream is to become a role model and inspire people. Your friends are like addicted to you, but your family isn't very happy with how you live your life cause you are restless. You have unrealistic ideas but lack the enthusiasm and motivation to realize any of them. You hate waking up at the same time in the morning if you don't have to. You are deeply related to the 5 senses. You live for the things that matter like friendship, kindness, cruelty-free world, and dreams.
If you like Benson, you would love these names
- Abel - Acclaimed and Enduring Abel came from Hebrew and Assyrian is specifically used in Malayalam, Spanish and Danish and is given to both sexes, meaning of Abel is "Child, Vanishing or Transience". In baby boy names list, famous Abel ranked 146 in year 2018 in United States
- Harding - Meaning of Harding is Friend, Hard or Son of the Courageous One came from Germanic and Old Norse commonly used in Danish and Swedish is bestowed upon boys
- Brennan - Prevalent unisex name Brennan is primarily used in Irish and English that originated from Celtic and Old Irish, meaning of Brennan is "Descendant of Braonán Tear Drop, Little Raven or Descendant of Braonán"
- Joesph - Meaning of Joesph is God Adds and God Shall Add a Another Son has origin in Hebrew, a gender-neutral name is used specifically in English. Joesph is resulted from Joseph.
- Alissa means Of a Noble Kind or Noble or Fighting is used in Finnish and Hebrew is came from Germanic and Hebrew is used as a gender insensitive name
Middle names for Benson
Some great options for widely-accepted and cute middle names to go with Benson.
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Sibling Names for Benson
If you have decided to name your bundle of joy "Benson," congratulations! Now, it's time to find the perfect name for his or her siblings. Here are some great ideas for sibling names that will complement and match with Benson.
Sister to Benson
- Coy
- Huntlea
- Coal
- Eomer
- Feltin
- Caine
- Gibbons
- Aldwynn
- Edmondo
- Eldwin
- Atwood
- Kendale
- Branson
- Claxton
- Jax
- Kemp
- Dayton
- Hardwynn
- Ellsworth
- Birkett
Names for Benson's brother
Famous people named Benson
- Benson John Lossing, prolific and popular American historian
- Benson Koech, Kenyan middle distance runner best
- Benson Masya, Kenyan long-distance runner and marathon specialist
- Benson Fong, American character actor
- Benson Whitney, United States Ambassador to Norway
- Benson Mhlongo, South African football defender and midfielder for Platinum Stars and South Africa
- Benson Wood, U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Benson Henderson is an American mixed martial arts fighter currently competing in the wrestler weight category at Bellator MMA.
- In 1923 biography and drama film, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Benson Kleve portrayed Donald MacPherson.
Lists having Benson
- Boys names beginning with B
- Girls names beginning with B
- American Baby Names
- English Baby Names
- Popular English Boy Names
- Boy names that starts with Ben
- Boy names that ends with -son
- Baby Names that mean Right
- Baby Names that mean Hand
- Baby Names that mean Son
- Baby Names that mean Excellent