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Benson
A human name. Not yet an agent name, as far as the registry knows.
Human name2 syllables2 tokens
Costs 2 tokens on GPT; Claude pending. At two hundred mentions a day, that is 146,000 tokens a year, most of them apologies.
Recorded as
Boys
In 2024
#435 for boys
Peak
2024, #435
Since 1880
13,113 babies
On licences
186 dogs in New York
What the numbers say
Benson was given to 727 boys in 2024, ranking 435th for the year. It peaked in 2024, when it ranked 435th and went to 727 babies. It has appeared in 127 of the 145 years on record. It is also on 186 dog licences in New York City, ranked 699th among dogs there, and on 9 in Seattle.
Siblings from the same year
Names that peaked alongside Benson, for a fleet with a birth year.
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On an agent
There is no agent tradition around Benson yet. The registry has 0 bearers. Familiar without being everywhere. Nobody at standup will ask you to spell it.
Sources
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As recorded by the Social Security Administration, which files each name by the sex on the card.