Data through 2025

Benjamin name popularity in the United States

Benjamin ranked #11 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 9,762 boys named Benjamin.

Rank#11

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded9,762

SSA

Peak year1989

15,733 recorded

Five-year change-20.4%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Benjamin for boys and girls

Girls

8

0.1% in 2025 · data from 1914 to 2025

Boys

9,762

99.9% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Benjamin in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys9,762#11
2025girls8#10917
2024boys9,865#11
2024girls6#13477
2023boys10,224#11
2023girls8#11169
2022boys10,912#9
2022girls10#9680
2021boys11,895#7
2021girls12#8464
2020boys12,264#7
2020girls10#9546
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys9,762#11
2025girls8#10917
2024boys9,865#11
2024girls6#13477
2023boys10,224#11
2023girls8#11169
2022boys10,912#9
2022girls10#9680
2021boys11,895#7
2021girls12#8464
2020boys12,264#7
2020girls10#9546
2019boys13,044#7
2019girls14#7716
2018boys13,488#6
2018girls20#6010
2017boys13,858#6
2017girls9#10689
2016boys14,686#6
2016girls12#8875
2015boys13,732#10
2015girls18#6721
2014boys13,830#12
2014girls17#6987
2013boys13,515#14
2013girls19#6462
2012boys12,835#16
2012girls15#7804
2011boys13,082#19
2011girls24#5543
2010boys12,439#22
2010girls23#5771
2009boys13,123#19
2009girls11#9975
2008boys12,958#25
2008girls22#6130
2007boys13,282#26
2007girls17#7394
2006boys13,766#24
2006girls12#9286
2005boys13,586#25
2005girls19#6245
2004boys13,832#25
2004girls67#2503
2003boys14,086#24
2003girls22#5419
2002boys13,492#27
2002girls26#4621
2001boys14,339#27
2001girls17#6322
2000boys14,845#26
2000girls24#4791
1999boys13,666#29
1999girls27#4201
1998boys13,061#30
1998girls17#5799
1997boys13,266#29
1997girls21#4819
1996boys13,784#29
1996girls24#4306
1995boys12,720#31
1995girls23#4348
1994boys12,791#31
1994girls32#3448
1993boys12,686#32
1993girls25#4100
1992boys13,455#33
1992girls29#3680
1991boys13,877#33
1991girls31#3443
1990boys14,633#33
1990girls39#2900
1989boys15,733#29
1989girls55#2194
1988boys15,187#30
1988girls94#1454
1987boys14,892#28
1987girls73#1662
1986boys13,793#30
1986girls85#1472
1985boys13,423#31
1985girls88#1429
1984boys13,266#30
1984girls73#1550
1983boys13,285#32
1983girls96#1278
1982boys13,805#33
1982girls85#1429
1981boys14,360#32
1981girls69#1663
1980boys13,622#32
1980girls80#1494
1979boys12,512#33
1979girls79#1496
1978boys11,414#34
1978girls73#1523
1977boys12,106#29
1977girls63#1661
1976boys10,672#32
1976girls53#1775
1975boys9,544#36
1975girls47#1906
1974boys7,183#46
1974girls38#2133
1973boys5,226#55
1973girls30#2455
1972boys4,498#64
1972girls18#3404
1971boys4,251#69
1971girls27#2665
1970boys3,926#81
1970girls22#3030
1969boys3,379#91
1969girls16#3461
1968boys3,017#99
1968girls22#2708
1967boys2,504#119
1967girls18#2963
1966boys2,377#130
1966girls13#3558
1965boys2,337#133
1965girls15#3264
1964boys2,503#131
1964girls12#3879
1963boys2,348#144
1963girls15#3336
1962boys2,507#140
1962girls15#3293
1961boys2,388#146
1961girls9#4546
1960boys2,249#155
1960girls9#4437
1959boys2,331#150
1959girls9#4300
1958boys2,257#150
1958girls12#3543
1957boys2,489#138
1957girls13#3309
1956boys2,472#131
1956girls5#5952
1955boys2,449#132
1955girls10#3778
1954boys2,452#132
1954girls9#3967
1953boys2,413#128
1953girls11#3480
1952boys2,440#122
1952girls8#4123
1951boys2,345#123
1951girls10#3482
1950boys2,185#123
1950girls8#3962
1949boys2,016#135
1949girls7#4235
1948boys1,963#139
1948girls5#5243
1947boys1,931#144
1947girls7#4345
1946boys1,655#146
1946girls7#3994
1945boys1,562#140
1945girls8#3388
1944boys1,622#130
1944girls8#3378
1943boys1,719#130
1943girls12#2695
1942boys1,692#129
1941boys1,578#124
1941girls8#3252
1940boys1,446#128
1940girls6#3863
1939boys1,423#124
1939girls5#4250
1938boys1,416#125
1938girls8#3181
1937boys1,422#119
1937girls6#3800
1936boys1,354#123
1935boys1,409#123
1935girls7#3431
1934boys1,483#117
1934girls7#3449
1933boys1,413#118
1933girls10#2688
1932boys1,539#115
1932girls12#2490
1931boys1,560#113
1931girls8#3226
1930boys1,594#115
1930girls8#3345
1929boys1,695#107
1929girls17#2011
1928boys1,805#106
1928girls16#2194
1927boys1,925#101
1927girls7#3875
1926boys1,898#98
1926girls13#2569
1925boys2,069#93
1925girls8#3664
1924boys2,221#89
1924girls5#5061
1923boys2,316#86
1923girls5#4967
1922boys2,378#82
1922girls8#3655
1921boys2,412#82
1921girls9#3400
1920boys2,309#83
1920girls6#4398
1919boys2,279#79
1919girls10#3005
1918boys2,431#79
1917boys2,386#76
1917girls5#4594
1916boys2,186#79
1916girls5#4417
1915boys2,241#71
1915girls7#3434
1914boys1,823#70
1914girls5#3618
1913boys1,466#70
1912boys1,272#67
1911boys690#64
1910boys536#70
1909boys489#63
1908boys480#63
1907boys460#64
1906boys352#71
1905boys379#68
1904boys358#68
1903boys324#69
1902boys374#61
1901boys343#56
1900boys450#57
1899boys335#57
1898boys405#55
1897boys378#54
1896boys416#51
1895boys452#48
1894boys469#44
1893boys482#42
1892boys525#42
1891boys461#41
1890boys537#37
1889boys760#21
1888boys781#25
1887boys473#34
1886boys463#39
1885boys464#38
1884boys509#38
1883boys508#31
1882boys478#34
1881boys481#31
1880boys490#32

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Benjamin’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-28.9%
Change since peak-38.0%