Fun Facts About the Name Benzion
- More than 1 thousand babies named Benzion: U.S. records list 1,081 babies given the name Benzion from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Benzion Mean?
Benzion is a Hebrew masculine name meaning "son of Zion." It is formed from the Hebrew construct form ben (בֶּן), "son of," and Tsiyyon (צִיּוֹן), the biblical place name Zion. In the Hebrew Bible, Zion is a fortress and hill in Jerusalem and later a poetic name for Jerusalem, the Temple Mount, and the Jewish people or homeland. The compound therefore means a son or child of Zion, not "son of God" or a generic "blessed son." The English spelling Benzion is a joined form of the same name written elsewhere as Ben Zion and Ben-Zion. The origin of the place name Zion itself is uncertain; some explanations connect it with a root meaning "dry" or "parched place," while others treat it as an ancient place-name whose original sense is unknown. That uncertainty belongs to Zion, not to the clear compound meaning of Benzion. In Jewish usage, the Zion element carries associations with Jerusalem and the land of Israel, which are part of the name's traditional significance.
Benzion Name History & Origins
Benzion is a Hebrew compound name. In Hebrew it is written Ben Tsiyyon (בֶּן־צִיּוֹן); in unvocalized modern spelling it also appears as one word, Bentziyyon (בנציון). The English spelling Benzion is a joined transliteration; the same name commonly appears as Ben Zion and Ben-Zion, and the short form Bentzi is used in Hebrew. The name uses the biblical Hebrew word for "son" in its construct form, ben, attached to the place name Zion, and it entered Jewish naming tradition as a way of linking a child to Jerusalem and the land of Israel. It was used in Jewish communities in Europe and the Middle East and later in Israel and the Diaspora. The name has been borne by religious and academic figures, including Rabbi Ben Zion Uziel, a Sephardic chief rabbi, and the historian Benzion Netanyahu. Its history is that of a devotional compound name.
How Popular is the Name Benzion?
Benzion has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #2,120 in 1985.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,672 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2024 | #3,326 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2023 | #4,468 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #4,100 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #3,749 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2020 | #5,736 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #3,266 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2018 | #3,716 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2017 | #3,388 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2016 | #3,889 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2015 | #3,376 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #3,544 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2013 | #3,413 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2012 | #4,883 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #4,522 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #6,732 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #4,175 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2008 | #4,156 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #5,684 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #6,964 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #4,488 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #4,435 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #4,129 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #3,923 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #3,854 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #3,780 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1999 | #4,364 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #4,431 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #3,897 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #5,574 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #3,717 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #4,318 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #4,470 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #4,346 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #2,998 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1990 | #3,481 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #4,038 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #4,182 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #2,341 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1986 | #2,790 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #2,120 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1984 | #2,300 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #2,418 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1982 | #2,847 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #5,555 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #3,637 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #3,377 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #2,385 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1977 | #2,468 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1976 | #3,745 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #3,091 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #3,148 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #2,731 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1971 | #4,981 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #4,791 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #3,712 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #3,990 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #3,670 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,294 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #4,034 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #3,934 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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