Benson

Benson started as an English surname meaning son of Ben, a patronymic that wrapped itself around countless Benjamins and Benedicts over the centuries. The 1980s sitcom lent the name a suited, wry charm, and the surname-as-first-name trend picked it up in the 2010s. Benson now sits near 435, a sturdy alternative to Benjamin with the nickname Ben ready-made. Two syllables, the s giving it a light hiss, the n landing cleanly. Benson reads professional, a little bit preppy, reliable in the way a good brass buckle is reliable. It carries lineage and contemporary sound in equal measure, a name that works.