Bentzion
Masculine · “son of Zion”
Bentzion is Hebrew for son of Zion, and Zion is a specific hill in Jerusalem before it is anything else — the name spread outward from a single ridge to mean a whole people's hope.
How old is the name Bentzion?
Bentzion first appears in US birth records in 1980 — 45 years ago. The typical Bentzion is a kid of about 11 — this name's wave is very recent. About 600 people named Bentzion are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Bentzion most popular?
Bentzion peaked in 2024, reaching #2750 nationally. Today it ranks #3848, 1,098 places below that high. See the whole 2024 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Ben-Tzion to Bentzion
The story of Bentzion
Tzion names a ridge that David is said to have taken, and the word widened until it meant Jerusalem, the people and the hope of return. Ben-Tzion has been a Jewish men's name for centuries and is used heavily in observant communities today, often written as one word in English records. It appears in American records chiefly in Orthodox and Hasidic families.
Meaning
son of Zion
From Hebrew ben, a son, and Tzion, Zion; the name of a hill in Jerusalem that came to stand for the city, then for the land, then for the return to it. The compound is a straightforward possessive.
How the name formed
- Ben-Tzion
- Bentzion
Related forms: Ben-Tzion · Bentsion · Benzion
Pronouncing Bentzion
ben-TSEE-yon
Three syllables with the stress in the middle; the tz is a single sound as in cats.
Nicknames for Bentzion
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1980
- Most boys named
- 202447 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2750reached in 2024
- Change vs 2024
- −40.4%28 in 2025, from 47
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Bentzion in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Ben-Tzion in Hebrew — same name
- Bentsion in Yiddish — same name
- Benzion in English — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, New Jersey.
Bentzions among us
people named Bentzion are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 61,003 born in 2025 was named Bentzion
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Dmitriy test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Bentzion's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Dmitriy climbed just as high around 1997, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Dmitriy's path sketches the road Bentzion is walking now.
Bentzion sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Bentzion is headed
Bentzion looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 39% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Bentzion beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Bentzion in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning that is entirely transparent once explained.
- Bentzi is a warm short form already in universal community use.
- Ben is available immediately as an ordinary English short form.
- The tz is one sound in Hebrew and gets split by English speakers.
- Bentzion, Benzion and Ben-Tzion are all written and none is standard in English.
- It is clearly marked as a Jewish name, which is the intention in the families that use it.
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Frequently asked
- How many Bentzions are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Bentzion are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Bentzion in 2025?
- Bentzion ranks #3848 among US boy names in 2025, with 28 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Bentzion?
- About 1 in every 61,003 US boys born in 2025 was named Bentzion — 28 in all.
- Will my child share the name Bentzion with classmates?
- Bentzion will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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