First Name BENSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BENSON is ranked as the 2749th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 6,292.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.97 people named BENSON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 94% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named BENSON is 5,572.

First Names BENSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 6,292 +/-4.5%
  • National Rank 2,749
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 5,572
  • National Rank 2,945
  • Percentile Rank 96.82%
  • Proportion/100k 1.75

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BENSON is 60.0% White, 3.3% Hispanic origin, 15.3% Black, 18.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.2% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name BENSON have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BENSON is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Originating in England surname
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name BENSON

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 60.0% 63.9% -3.9%
Hispanic origin 3.3% 16.3% -13.0%
Black 15.3% 12.3% 3.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 18.5% 4.9% 13.6%
Two or more races 2.2% 1.8% 0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BENSON is California where 1,205 people have this name.
  • Delaware is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BENSON, as 4.56 in every 100,000 Delawareans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Delaware is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Iowa (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 19 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names BENSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 167 1.3 93.6% Indiana 88 1.33 90.7% Iowa 12 0.4 77.4% Kansas 21 0.73 69.5% Michigan 111 1.12 95.3% Minnesota 83 1.52 93.3% Missouri 93 3.11 90.4% Nebraska 13 0.7 56.3% North Dakota 8 1.09 5.4% Ohio 198 1.7 94.5% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 60 1.03 91.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BENSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 167 1.3 93.6%
Indiana 88 1.33 90.7%
Iowa 12 0.4 77.4%
Kansas 21 0.73 69.5%
Michigan 111 1.12 95.3%
Minnesota 83 1.52 93.3%
Missouri 93 3.11 90.4%
Nebraska 13 0.7 56.3%
North Dakota 8 1.09 5.4%
Ohio 198 1.7 94.5%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 60 1.03 91.6%
West State Statistics First-Names BENSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 6.2% Arizona 127 1.89 89.9% California 1,205 3.11 98.1% Colorado 68 1.26 86.9% Hawaii 54 3.82 87.1% Idaho 8 0.48 5.6% Montana 16 1.53 54.8% Nevada 92 3.23 88.0% New Mexico 30 1.42 69.6% Oregon 88 2.21 88.3% Utah 124 4.22 89.2% Washington 163 2.31 94.9% Wyoming 9 1.6 5.7%

West States
State stats for the first name BENSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 6.2%
Arizona 127 1.89 89.9%
California 1,205 3.11 98.1%
Colorado 68 1.26 86.9%
Hawaii 54 3.82 87.1%
Idaho 8 0.48 5.6%
Montana 16 1.53 54.8%
Nevada 92 3.23 88.0%
New Mexico 30 1.42 69.6%
Oregon 88 2.21 88.3%
Utah 124 4.22 89.2%
Washington 163 2.31 94.9%
Wyoming 9 1.6 5.7%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names BENSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 43 1.2 83.1% Maine 20 1.53 57.9% Massachusetts 243 3.61 93.8% New Hampshire 19 1.41 60.2% New Jersey 167 1.87 92.5% New York 293 1.48 96.4% Pennsylvania 256 2 95.4% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 4 0.63 5.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BENSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 43 1.2 83.1%
Maine 20 1.53 57.9%
Massachusetts 243 3.61 93.8%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 60.2%
New Jersey 167 1.87 92.5%
New York 293 1.48 96.4%
Pennsylvania 256 2 95.4%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 4 0.63 5.0%
South State Statistics First-Names BENSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 132 2.72 92.8% Arkansas 58 1.94 86.5% Delaware 43 4.56 90.9% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 76.9% Florida 324 1.63 97.2% Georgia 393 3.89 96.6% Kentucky 58 1.32 86.6% Louisiana 174 3.75 93.2% Maryland 252 4.21 96.0% Mississippi 93 3.11 90.4% North Carolina 191 1.92 96.1% Oklahoma 57 1.47 85.0% South Carolina 197 4.08 94.0% Tennessee 129 1.97 93.4% Texas 470 1.74 97.3% Virginia 164 1.97 93.9% West Virginia 45 2.46 78.5%

South States
State stats for the first name BENSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 132 2.72 92.8%
Arkansas 58 1.94 86.5%
Delaware 43 4.56 90.9%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 76.9%
Florida 324 1.63 97.2%
Georgia 393 3.89 96.6%
Kentucky 58 1.32 86.6%
Louisiana 174 3.75 93.2%
Maryland 252 4.21 96.0%
Mississippi 93 3.11 90.4%
North Carolina 191 1.92 96.1%
Oklahoma 57 1.47 85.0%
South Carolina 197 4.08 94.0%
Tennessee 129 1.97 93.4%
Texas 470 1.74 97.3%
Virginia 164 1.97 93.9%
West Virginia 45 2.46 78.5%
 

Full Names with BENSON as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BENSON as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named BENSON.

The most popular full name is BENSON Lee. 1.77% of all the people named BENSON have this family name.

There are 911 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BENSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 BENSON Lee 1.77%
2 BENSON Wong 1.33%
3 BENSON Chan 1.03%
4 BENSON Davis 0.96%
5 BENSON Jones 0.81%
6 BENSON Smith 0.81%
7 BENSON Martin 0.66%
8 BENSON Nguyen 0.66%
9 BENSON Brown 0.59%
10 BENSON Ford 0.59%
11 BENSON Fong 0.52%
12 BENSON Lam 0.52%
13 BENSON Varghese 0.52%
14 BENSON Williams 0.52%
15 BENSON Bennett 0.44%
16 BENSON Chen 0.44%
17 BENSON Green 0.44%
18 BENSON Allen 0.37%
19 BENSON Arnold 0.37%
20 BENSON Benavidez 0.37%