for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Ben name popularity in the United States
Ben ranked #843 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 292 boys named Ben.
SSA
1,276 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Ben for boys and girls
Girls
7Share unavailable · data from 1889 to 1982
Boys
292100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 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 | 292 | #843 |
| 2024 | boys | 314 | #800 |
| 2023 | boys | 311 | #797 |
| 2022 | boys | 330 | #765 |
| 2021 | boys | 327 | #765 |
| 2020 | boys | 313 | #768 |
| 2019 | boys | 339 | #720 |
| 2018 | boys | 351 | #691 |
| 2017 | boys | 327 | #732 |
| 2016 | boys | 354 | #698 |
| 2015 | boys | 331 | #736 |
| 2014 | boys | 336 | #717 |
Show full history (199 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 292 | #843 |
| 2024 | boys | 314 | #800 |
| 2023 | boys | 311 | #797 |
| 2022 | boys | 330 | #765 |
| 2021 | boys | 327 | #765 |
| 2020 | boys | 313 | #768 |
| 2019 | boys | 339 | #720 |
| 2018 | boys | 351 | #691 |
| 2017 | boys | 327 | #732 |
| 2016 | boys | 354 | #698 |
| 2015 | boys | 331 | #736 |
| 2014 | boys | 336 | #717 |
| 2013 | boys | 310 | #746 |
| 2012 | boys | 311 | #743 |
| 2011 | boys | 344 | #687 |
| 2010 | boys | 337 | #692 |
| 2009 | boys | 389 | #644 |
| 2008 | boys | 405 | #613 |
| 2007 | boys | 409 | #611 |
| 2006 | boys | 455 | #551 |
| 2005 | boys | 447 | #541 |
| 2004 | boys | 454 | #525 |
| 2003 | boys | 440 | #528 |
| 2002 | boys | 408 | #542 |
| 2001 | boys | 394 | #546 |
| 2000 | boys | 376 | #559 |
| 1999 | boys | 391 | #532 |
| 1998 | boys | 353 | #559 |
| 1997 | boys | 372 | #534 |
| 1996 | boys | 315 | #578 |
| 1995 | boys | 322 | #569 |
| 1994 | boys | 292 | #613 |
| 1993 | boys | 333 | #556 |
| 1992 | boys | 358 | #535 |
| 1991 | boys | 352 | #540 |
| 1990 | boys | 367 | #515 |
| 1989 | boys | 437 | #450 |
| 1988 | boys | 430 | #435 |
| 1987 | boys | 426 | #424 |
| 1986 | boys | 431 | #411 |
| 1985 | boys | 428 | #411 |
| 1984 | boys | 444 | #386 |
| 1983 | boys | 431 | #386 |
| 1982 | boys | 436 | #387 |
| 1982 | girls | 7 | #8224 |
| 1981 | boys | 522 | #344 |
| 1981 | girls | 7 | #8128 |
| 1980 | boys | 518 | #349 |
| 1980 | girls | 5 | #10392 |
| 1979 | boys | 549 | #333 |
| 1979 | girls | 8 | #7313 |
| 1978 | boys | 572 | #311 |
| 1978 | girls | 5 | #9750 |
| 1977 | boys | 626 | #307 |
| 1976 | boys | 590 | #303 |
| 1975 | boys | 603 | #307 |
| 1975 | girls | 5 | #9067 |
| 1974 | boys | 541 | #325 |
| 1973 | boys | 535 | #324 |
| 1973 | girls | 5 | #8423 |
| 1972 | boys | 591 | #309 |
| 1972 | girls | 6 | #7292 |
| 1971 | boys | 578 | #322 |
| 1970 | boys | 620 | #316 |
| 1969 | boys | 578 | #320 |
| 1968 | boys | 630 | #299 |
| 1967 | boys | 553 | #317 |
| 1966 | boys | 683 | #282 |
| 1965 | boys | 727 | #276 |
| 1965 | girls | 5 | #6539 |
| 1964 | boys | 870 | #260 |
| 1964 | girls | 5 | #6767 |
| 1963 | boys | 945 | #249 |
| 1962 | boys | 1,044 | #238 |
| 1962 | girls | 7 | #5293 |
| 1961 | boys | 934 | #257 |
| 1961 | girls | 8 | #4882 |
| 1960 | boys | 954 | #257 |
| 1960 | girls | 6 | #5696 |
| 1959 | boys | 933 | #261 |
| 1959 | girls | 9 | #4300 |
| 1958 | boys | 878 | #261 |
| 1957 | boys | 855 | #258 |
| 1956 | boys | 739 | #268 |
| 1955 | boys | 735 | #253 |
| 1954 | boys | 753 | #256 |
| 1954 | girls | 6 | #5148 |
| 1953 | boys | 746 | #251 |
| 1952 | boys | 718 | #255 |
| 1952 | girls | 5 | #5563 |
| 1951 | boys | 687 | #255 |
| 1951 | girls | 6 | #4833 |
| 1950 | boys | 721 | #250 |
| 1950 | girls | 5 | #5301 |
| 1949 | boys | 761 | #234 |
| 1949 | girls | 9 | #3612 |
| 1948 | boys | 874 | #214 |
| 1947 | boys | 887 | #215 |
| 1946 | boys | 819 | #210 |
| 1945 | boys | 717 | #201 |
| 1945 | girls | 5 | #4556 |
| 1944 | boys | 753 | #199 |
| 1943 | boys | 835 | #192 |
| 1943 | girls | 5 | #4691 |
| 1942 | boys | 852 | #186 |
| 1941 | boys | 767 | #190 |
| 1941 | girls | 5 | #4420 |
| 1940 | boys | 814 | #178 |
| 1939 | boys | 709 | #189 |
| 1939 | girls | 8 | #3145 |
| 1938 | boys | 846 | #172 |
| 1938 | girls | 5 | #4342 |
| 1937 | boys | 814 | #175 |
| 1937 | girls | 5 | #4255 |
| 1936 | boys | 815 | #169 |
| 1936 | girls | 6 | #3701 |
| 1935 | boys | 891 | #161 |
| 1935 | girls | 13 | #2305 |
| 1934 | boys | 831 | #169 |
| 1934 | girls | 9 | #2923 |
| 1933 | boys | 868 | #163 |
| 1933 | girls | 12 | #2404 |
| 1932 | boys | 965 | #156 |
| 1931 | boys | 912 | #163 |
| 1931 | girls | 7 | #3497 |
| 1930 | boys | 987 | #154 |
| 1930 | girls | 8 | #3345 |
| 1929 | boys | 957 | #159 |
| 1929 | girls | 14 | #2301 |
| 1928 | boys | 987 | #156 |
| 1928 | girls | 15 | #2284 |
| 1927 | boys | 1,011 | #156 |
| 1927 | girls | 16 | #2256 |
| 1926 | boys | 1,013 | #155 |
| 1926 | girls | 14 | #2474 |
| 1925 | boys | 1,041 | #153 |
| 1925 | girls | 17 | #2191 |
| 1924 | boys | 1,170 | #141 |
| 1924 | girls | 14 | #2514 |
| 1923 | boys | 1,049 | #148 |
| 1923 | girls | 12 | #2732 |
| 1922 | boys | 1,120 | #139 |
| 1922 | girls | 9 | #3379 |
| 1921 | boys | 1,124 | #139 |
| 1921 | girls | 9 | #3400 |
| 1920 | boys | 1,138 | #137 |
| 1920 | girls | 16 | #2263 |
| 1919 | boys | 1,215 | #126 |
| 1919 | girls | 14 | #2384 |
| 1918 | boys | 1,276 | #128 |
| 1918 | girls | 17 | #2102 |
| 1917 | boys | 1,128 | #129 |
| 1917 | girls | 20 | #1773 |
| 1916 | boys | 1,191 | #119 |
| 1916 | girls | 15 | #2133 |
| 1915 | boys | 1,263 | #113 |
| 1915 | girls | 8 | #3134 |
| 1914 | boys | 1,005 | #110 |
| 1914 | girls | 10 | #2265 |
| 1913 | boys | 809 | #108 |
| 1913 | girls | 6 | #2827 |
| 1912 | boys | 731 | #102 |
| 1912 | girls | 7 | #2360 |
| 1911 | boys | 467 | #86 |
| 1911 | girls | 7 | #1956 |
| 1910 | boys | 454 | #79 |
| 1909 | boys | 358 | #84 |
| 1908 | boys | 353 | #78 |
| 1907 | boys | 314 | #82 |
| 1906 | boys | 285 | #82 |
| 1905 | boys | 290 | #84 |
| 1904 | boys | 282 | #83 |
| 1904 | girls | 6 | #1659 |
| 1903 | boys | 259 | #81 |
| 1902 | boys | 273 | #79 |
| 1901 | boys | 259 | #73 |
| 1900 | boys | 355 | #73 |
| 1899 | boys | 259 | #73 |
| 1898 | boys | 310 | #69 |
| 1897 | boys | 291 | #65 |
| 1897 | girls | 7 | #1263 |
| 1896 | boys | 299 | #69 |
| 1895 | boys | 324 | #63 |
| 1894 | boys | 326 | #62 |
| 1893 | boys | 321 | #62 |
| 1892 | boys | 361 | #60 |
| 1891 | boys | 302 | #61 |
| 1890 | boys | 363 | #54 |
| 1889 | boys | 453 | #43 |
| 1889 | girls | 7 | #1025 |
| 1888 | boys | 463 | #47 |
| 1887 | boys | 305 | #58 |
| 1886 | boys | 335 | #56 |
| 1885 | boys | 292 | #62 |
| 1884 | boys | 367 | #52 |
| 1883 | boys | 306 | #56 |
| 1882 | boys | 334 | #55 |
| 1881 | boys | 289 | #56 |
| 1880 | boys | 305 | #58 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.