Given name & surname
Bence
“the son of Ben”
Bence is a variant of Benson. One English interpretation is “the son of Ben.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bence is a variant of Benson. One English interpretation is “the son of Ben.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bence is a variant of Benson. An origin associated with Benson is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Hungarian usage, Bence developed from Vincentius.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Bence is a variant of Benson. The history of Benson gives this family its wider story. Benson’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Bence through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 212
- 212 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,349 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,349 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 4.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 17 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 268 as a first name in 2020; 1,357 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bence’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Bence developed from the Latin form Vincentius. In Hungarian usage, Bence has a conventional equivalent in the English form Vincent. Bence has a related form in Benson.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bence
- Bence HalászHungarian athletics competitorborn 1997
- Bence SzabóHungarian fencerborn 1962
- Bence DárdaiGerman association football playerborn 2006
- Bence BánhidiHungarian handball playerborn 1995
- Bence Nádascanoeistborn 1996
- Peter BenceHungarian pianistborn 1991
- Bence BiczóHungarian swimmerborn 1993
- Bence DemeterHungarian modern pentathleteborn 1990
- Bence SzabolcsiHungarian music historian (1899–1973)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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