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Is Benson a Male or Female Name?

Benson is a male name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Benson globally is 97.8% males and 2.2% females. The country with the highest male ratio is India with 100.0% and the country with the highest female ratio is Nigeria with 9.5%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Benson in percentages: Globally: 97.8% males, 2.2% females, Nigeria: 90.5% males, 9.5% females, United States: 99.5% males, 0.5% females, Kenya: 99.9% males, 0.1% females, Hong Kong SAR China: 99.6% males, 0.4% females, China: 99.9% males, 0.1% females, Taiwan: 99.9% males, 0.1% females, Malaysia: 99.6% males, 0.4% females, Singapore: 99.2% males, 0.8% females, South Africa: 98.4% males, 1.6% females, United Kingdom: 98.8% males, 1.2% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Benson are 45-54 years old, making up 24.9% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 25-34.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Benson in each age group: 25-34: 12.1%, 35-44: 24.1%, 45-54: 24.9%, 55-64: 23.9%, 65+: 14.9%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Benson is Kenya with 0.2407% of the population. Following is Taiwan and Nigeria.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Benson measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Benson year over year: 1956: 0.0006‰, 1957: 0.0023‰, 1958: 0.0017‰, 1959: 0.0025‰, 1960: 0.0017‰, 1961: 0.002‰, 1962: 0.0026‰, 1963: 0.0028‰, 1964: 0.002‰, 1965: 0.0033‰, 1966: 0.0022‰, 1967: 0.0024‰, 1968: 0.0024‰, 1969: 0.0015‰, 1970: 0.0025‰, 1971: 0.0024‰, 1972: 0.002‰, 1973: 0.003‰, 1974: 0.0019‰, 1975: 0.0022‰, 1976: 0.002‰, 1977: 0.0024‰, 1978: 0.0023‰, 1979: 0.0031‰, 1980: 0.003‰, 1981: 0.0026‰, 1982: 0.0022‰, 1983: 0.0021‰, 1984: 0.0025‰, 1985: 0.003‰, 1986: 0.0023‰, 1987: 0.0021‰, 1988: 0.0021‰, 1989: 0.0015‰, 1990: 0.0014‰, 1991: 0.0012‰, 1992: 0.0011‰, 1993: 0.0012‰, 1994: 0.0011‰, 1995: 0.001‰, 1996: 0.0004‰, 1997: 0.0006‰, 1998: 0.001‰, 1999: 0.0007‰

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