Benjaman

Given to 2,024 US babies since 1880

▼ Not recorded since 2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1888

23 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

2,024

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as boys

Benjaman was most popular in 1888, when 23 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.19 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Benjaman in 2025. Not recorded since 2020.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	<5	—
2022	<5	—	<5	—
2021	<5	—	<5	—
2020	<5	—	5	12022
2019	<5	—	<5	—
2018	<5	—	<5	—
2017	<5	—	<5	—
2016	<5	—	<5	—
2015	<5	—	<5	—
2014	<5	—	<5	—
2013	<5	—	5	12136
2012	<5	—	6	10770
2011	<5	—	<5	—
2010	<5	—	6	10766
2009	<5	—	5	12491
2008	<5	—	7	9871
2007	<5	—	8	8915
2006	<5	—	6	10662
2005	<5	—	11	6634
2004	<5	—	8	8143
2003	<5	—	9	7245
2002	<5	—	11	6088
2001	<5	—	15	4890
2000	<5	—	12	5588
1999	<5	—	16	4341
1998	<5	—	13	4873
1997	<5	—	13	4668
1996	<5	—	16	4022
1995	<5	—	17	3693
1994	<5	—	9	5868
1993	<5	—	16	3819
1992	<5	—	16	3748
1991	<5	—	20	3105
1990	<5	—	21	2952
1989	<5	—	24	2615
1988	<5	—	23	2509
1987	<5	—	32	1938
1986	<5	—	23	2360
1985	<5	—	15	3070
1984	<5	—	23	2232
1983	<5	—	30	1822
1982	<5	—	28	1929
1981	<5	—	22	2270
1980	<5	—	30	1852
1979	<5	—	18	2568
1978	<5	—	26	1913
1977	<5	—	44	1367
1976	<5	—	29	1748
1975	<5	—	38	1429
1974	<5	—	18	2277
1973	<5	—	9	3445
1972	<5	—	14	2534
1971	<5	—	13	2686
1970	<5	—	11	2891
1969	<5	—	10	2861
1968	<5	—	<5	—
1967	<5	—	8	2985
1966	<5	—	8	2986
1965	<5	—	8	2982
1964	<5	—	9	2854
1963	<5	—	6	3646
1962	<5	—	12	2364
1961	<5	—	11	2538
1960	<5	—	14	2210
1959	<5	—	9	2821
1958	<5	—	10	2642
1957	<5	—	14	2190
1956	<5	—	17	1945
1955	<5	—	20	1725
1954	<5	—	16	1956
1953	<5	—	22	1630
1952	<5	—	18	1804
1951	<5	—	17	1838
1950	<5	—	14	2019
1949	<5	—	12	2225
1948	<5	—	10	2443
1947	<5	—	15	1988
1946	<5	—	14	1949
1945	<5	—	10	2242
1944	<5	—	9	2467
1943	<5	—	15	1910
1942	<5	—	8	2712
1941	<5	—	11	2207
1940	<5	—	10	2322
1939	<5	—	9	2449
1938	<5	—	23	1397
1937	<5	—	13	1992
1936	<5	—	11	2184
1935	<5	—	15	1837
1934	<5	—	12	2121
1933	<5	—	14	1905
1932	<5	—	20	1584
1931	<5	—	17	1770
1930	<5	—	27	1399
1929	<5	—	32	1237
1928	<5	—	19	1760
1927	<5	—	24	1561
1926	<5	—	41	1108
1925	<5	—	35	1201
1924	<5	—	37	1187
1923	<5	—	32	1275
1922	<5	—	35	1222
1921	<5	—	25	1509
1920	<5	—	37	1180
1919	<5	—	33	1230
1918	<5	—	35	1172
1917	<5	—	33	1175
1916	<5	—	17	1771
1915	<5	—	21	1505
1914	<5	—	24	1188
1913	<5	—	16	1311
1912	<5	—	14	1268
1911	<5	—	11	1038
1910	<5	—	5	1589
1909	<5	—	6	1277
1908	<5	—	9	946
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	6	1091
1904	<5	—	8	874
1903	<5	—	5	1130
1902	<5	—	6	1013
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	7	1050
1899	<5	—	7	857
1898	<5	—	12	635
1897	<5	—	7	852
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	7	872
1894	<5	—	10	668
1893	<5	—	6	907
1892	<5	—	12	597
1891	<5	—	5	963
1890	<5	—	11	603
1889	<5	—	12	549
1888	<5	—	23	387
1887	<5	—	13	488
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	15	480
1884	<5	—	7	764
1883	<5	—	11	556
1882	<5	—	12	540
1881	<5	—	10	563
1880	<5	—	12	526