Bentzion
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ben-TSEE-yon
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #3,847 for boys
Bentzion is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “son of Zion”. In 2025 it ranked 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
What does Bentzion mean?
Hebrew: from Ben-Tziyon
“son of Zion”
A Hebrew name meaning 'son of Zion', used mainly in Orthodox Jewish families.
Is Bentzion a girl's or a boy's name?
Bentzion is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Bentzion in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,847among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 66% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Bentzion, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 47 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Bentzion in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bentzion in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 47 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,000 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
Nicknames for Bentzion
- Bentzi
Names like Bentzion
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zion Eliel Mateo Adriel Thiago Josiah Gideon Azriel Jaziel Elian Benjamin Eliam
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Bentzion: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bentzion, updated 20 October 2026.