Ben

Given to 85,816 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#843

recorded as boys

43 since 2024

Babies in 2025

292

boys 292

Peak year

1889

453 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

85,816

since 1880

Born a Ben? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Ben was most popular in 1889, when 453 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 292 babies were named Ben, ranking #843 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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