Benjamin

Given to 829,312 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −20% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#10917
recorded as girls
#11
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
9,770
girls 8 · boys 9,762
Peak year
1981
14,360 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
829,312
since 1880

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Benjamin was most popular in 1981, when 14,360 babies recorded as boys got the name (8.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 9,762 babies were named Benjamin, ranking #11 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 20%.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1981 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Benjamin was most popular in 1981, when 14,360 babies recorded as boys got the name (8.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 9,762 babies were named Benjamin, ranking #11 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 20%.02.557.5101880192019602000Peak 1981

Benjamin was most popular in 1981, when 14,360 babies recorded as boys got the name (8.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 9,762 babies were named Benjamin, ranking #11 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 20%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 8 10917 9,762 11
2024 6 13477 9,865 11
2023 8 11169 10,224 11
2022 10 9680 10,912 9
2021 12 8464 11,895 7
2020 10 9546 12,264 7
2019 14 7716 13,044 7
2018 20 6010 13,488 6
2017 9 10689 13,858 6
2016 12 8875 14,686 6
2015 18 6721 13,732 10
2014 17 6987 13,830 12
2013 19 6462 13,515 14
2012 15 7804 12,835 16
2011 24 5543 13,082 19
2010 23 5771 12,439 22
2009 11 9975 13,123 19
2008 22 6130 12,958 25
2007 17 7394 13,282 26
2006 12 9286 13,766 24
2005 19 6245 13,586 25
2004 67 2503 13,832 25
2003 22 5419 14,086 24
2002 26 4621 13,492 27
2001 17 6322 14,339 27
2000 24 4791 14,845 26
1999 27 4201 13,666 29
1998 17 5799 13,061 30
1997 21 4819 13,266 29
1996 24 4306 13,784 29
1995 23 4348 12,720 31
1994 32 3448 12,791 31
1993 25 4100 12,686 32
1992 29 3680 13,455 33
1991 31 3443 13,877 33
1990 39 2900 14,633 33
1989 55 2194 15,733 29
1988 94 1454 15,187 30
1987 73 1662 14,892 28
1986 85 1472 13,793 30
1985 88 1429 13,423 31
1984 73 1550 13,266 30
1983 96 1278 13,285 32
1982 85 1429 13,805 33
1981 69 1663 14,360 32
1980 80 1494 13,622 32
1979 79 1496 12,512 33
1978 73 1523 11,414 34
1977 63 1661 12,106 29
1976 53 1775 10,672 32
1975 47 1906 9,544 36
1974 38 2133 7,183 46
1973 30 2455 5,226 55
1972 18 3404 4,498 64
1971 27 2665 4,251 69
1970 22 3030 3,926 81
1969 16 3461 3,379 91
1968 22 2708 3,017 99
1967 18 2963 2,504 119
1966 13 3558 2,377 130
1965 15 3264 2,337 133
1964 12 3879 2,503 131
1963 15 3336 2,348 144
1962 15 3293 2,507 140
1961 9 4546 2,388 146
1960 9 4437 2,249 155
1959 9 4300 2,331 150
1958 12 3543 2,257 150
1957 13 3309 2,489 138
1956 5 5952 2,472 131
1955 10 3778 2,449 132
1954 9 3967 2,452 132
1953 11 3480 2,413 128
1952 8 4123 2,440 122
1951 10 3482 2,345 123
1950 8 3962 2,185 123
1949 7 4235 2,016 135
1948 5 5243 1,963 139
1947 7 4345 1,931 144
1946 7 3994 1,655 146
1945 8 3388 1,562 140
1944 8 3378 1,622 130
1943 12 2695 1,719 130
1942 <5 — 1,692 129
1941 8 3252 1,578 124
1940 6 3863 1,446 128
1939 5 4250 1,423 124
1938 8 3181 1,416 125
1937 6 3800 1,422 119
1936 <5 — 1,354 123
1935 7 3431 1,409 123
1934 7 3449 1,483 117
1933 10 2688 1,413 118
1932 12 2490 1,539 115
1931 8 3226 1,560 113
1930 8 3345 1,594 115
1929 17 2011 1,695 107
1928 16 2194 1,805 106
1927 7 3875 1,925 101
1926 13 2569 1,898 98
1925 8 3664 2,069 93
1924 5 5061 2,221 89
1923 5 4967 2,316 86
1922 8 3655 2,378 82
1921 9 3400 2,412 82
1920 6 4398 2,309 83
1919 10 3005 2,279 79
1918 <5 — 2,431 79
1917 5 4594 2,386 76
1916 5 4417 2,186 79
1915 7 3434 2,241 71
1914 5 3618 1,823 70
1913 <5 — 1,466 70
1912 <5 — 1,272 67
1911 <5 — 690 64
1910 <5 — 536 70
1909 <5 — 489 63
1908 <5 — 480 63
1907 <5 — 460 64
1906 <5 — 352 71
1905 <5 — 379 68
1904 <5 — 358 68
1903 <5 — 324 69
1902 <5 — 374 61
1901 <5 — 343 56
1900 <5 — 450 57
1899 <5 — 335 57
1898 <5 — 405 55
1897 <5 — 378 54
1896 <5 — 416 51
1895 <5 — 452 48
1894 <5 — 469 44
1893 <5 — 482 42
1892 <5 — 525 42
1891 <5 — 461 41
1890 <5 — 537 37
1889 <5 — 760 21
1888 <5 — 781 25
1887 <5 — 473 34
1886 <5 — 463 39
1885 <5 — 464 38
1884 <5 — 509 38
1883 <5 — 508 31
1882 <5 — 478 34
1881 <5 — 481 31
1880 <5 — 490 32

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Other spellings

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Where Benjamin is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years