for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Ben name popularity in England and Wales
Ben ranked #487 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 79 boys named Ben.
ONS
3,190 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Boys
Ben for boys and girls
Boys
79100.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025
Ben in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 79 | #487 |
| 2024 | boys | 77 | #509 |
| 2023 | boys | 89 | #447 |
| 2022 | boys | 114 | #371 |
| 2021 | boys | 128 | #348 |
| 2020 | boys | 141 | #327 |
| 2019 | boys | 143 | #325 |
| 2018 | boys | 182 | #274 |
| 2017 | boys | 229 | #234 |
| 2016 | boys | 272 | #206 |
| 2015 | boys | 350 | #165 |
| 2014 | boys | 364 | #156 |
Show full history (30 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 79 | #487 |
| 2024 | boys | 77 | #509 |
| 2023 | boys | 89 | #447 |
| 2022 | boys | 114 | #371 |
| 2021 | boys | 128 | #348 |
| 2020 | boys | 141 | #327 |
| 2019 | boys | 143 | #325 |
| 2018 | boys | 182 | #274 |
| 2017 | boys | 229 | #234 |
| 2016 | boys | 272 | #206 |
| 2015 | boys | 350 | #165 |
| 2014 | boys | 364 | #156 |
| 2013 | boys | 423 | #140 |
| 2012 | boys | 536 | #118 |
| 2011 | boys | 667 | #97 |
| 2010 | boys | 924 | #73 |
| 2009 | boys | 1,069 | #65 |
| 2008 | boys | 1,339 | #57 |
| 2007 | boys | 1,585 | #48 |
| 2006 | boys | 1,845 | #38 |
| 2005 | boys | 2,204 | #32 |
| 2004 | boys | 2,749 | #27 |
| 2003 | boys | 2,904 | #26 |
| 2002 | boys | 3,190 | #21 |
| 2001 | boys | 2,403 | #31 |
| 2000 | boys | 2,400 | #31 |
| 1999 | boys | 2,485 | #31 |
| 1998 | boys | 2,640 | #29 |
| 1997 | boys | 2,572 | #30 |
| 1996 | boys | 2,332 | #34 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.