A reliable meaning for Bentzion isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bentzion through the years
Babies since 1880
561
561 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2024
47 babies
2025
28
#3,859 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+59%
Rising fast
Bentzion in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1980–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
Where it’s given
Most at home inNew Jersey, New York
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: New Jersey (9), New York (19).
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,859 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 58.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (19). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 395 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bentzion’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Bentzion has a conventional equivalent in the English form Benzion.