Benzion
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #3,657 for boys
Benzion is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “son of Zion”. In 2025 it ranked 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Benzion mean?
Hebrew
“son of Zion”
A male given name from Hebrew.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Benzion a girl's or a boy's name?
Benzion is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 30 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Benzion in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 6 boys.
Benzion in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Benzion in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Benzion, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 38 boys. It first appears in the records in 1955.
Half of all the boys named Benzion in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Benzion in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3,159 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,086 |
| 2021 | 29 | #3,736 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,256 |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,704 |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,376 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,882 |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,364 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,403 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,507 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,158 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,142 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,461 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,329 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,776 |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,115 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,291 |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,407 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,375 |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,458 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,714 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,273 |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
Names like Benzion
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Benjamin Tobias Elijah Elias Zion Zachary Gabriel Noah Elliot Caleb Isaiah Ethan
Names related to Benzion
More Hebrew names
Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Isaac Jacob Daniel Samuel Mateo Elsie Levi Eliana Joseph
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Benzion: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/benzion, updated 20 October 2026.