Bence
Bence is a name with a single cultural origin: Hungarian.
- Hungarian
Meaning & Origin of Bence
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bence is a name with a single cultural origin: Hungarian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hungarian
The Story of Bence
The earliest SSA record of Bence as a baby boy name dates back to 2000, when 5 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Bence — #5,249 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Bence on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Bence last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 202 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Bence
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Bence. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Bence
Phonetically similar names — useful when Bence is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Bense
- Bunce
- Bance
- Beenz
- Bince
- Binse
- Bounce
- Benz
- Bens
- Bons
- Bonce
- Pence
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Bence
Bence is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 202 births in the dataset. Bence's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #5,249. Use the chart and map above to compare Bence's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.