Benjamin in California

Babies in California
80,560
since 1910
Rank in California · 2025
—
recorded as girls
#9
recorded as boys
Peak year in California
2020

Babies per 1,000 (same sex) in California, 1910–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys US overall
Babies per 1,000 (same sex) in California, 1910–2025Yearly share of babies named Benjamin in California from 1910 to 2025, compared with the national share (dashed line).02.557.510192019401960198020002020Peak 2020 Babies per 1,000 (same sex) in California, 1910–2025Yearly share of babies named Benjamin in California from 1910 to 2025, compared with the national share (dashed line).02.557.510192019602000Peak 2020

Yearly share of babies named Benjamin in California from 1910 to 2025, compared with the national share (dashed line).

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 1,257 9
2024 <5 — 1,266 12
2023 <5 — 1,334 10
2022 <5 — 1,535 8
2021 <5 — 1,622 6
2020 <5 — 1,656 6
2019 <5 — 1,760 8
2018 <5 — 1,770 9
2017 <5 — 1,852 11
2016 <5 — 1,928 10
2015 <5 — 1,830 15
2014 <5 — 1,882 16
2013 <5 — 1,855 14
2012 <5 — 1,678 22
2011 <5 — 1,595 24
2010 <5 — 1,483 30
2009 <5 — 1,480 34
2008 <5 — 1,430 37
2007 <5 — 1,420 39
2006 <5 — 1,469 36
2005 <5 — 1,451 38
2004 <5 — 1,496 35
2003 <5 — 1,491 37
2002 <5 — 1,335 42
2001 <5 — 1,427 40
2000 <5 — 1,434 41
1999 <5 — 1,288 44
1998 <5 — 1,198 49
1997 <5 — 1,217 45
1996 <5 — 1,305 44
1995 7 2,473 1,182 52
1994 6 2,775 1,241 52
1993 8 2,328 1,215 56
1992 7 2,595 1,327 50
1991 9 2,174 1,229 56
1990 9 2,176 1,383 48
1989 5 3,040 1,434 40
1988 11 1,699 1,283 41
1987 6 2,386 1,333 37
1986 12 1,467 1,313 39
1985 8 1,829 1,170 39
1984 <5 — 1,073 40
1983 13 1,291 1,206 36
1982 9 1,618 1,165 39
1981 6 2,056 1,236 38
1980 7 1,813 1,206 36
1979 10 1,418 1,120 36
1978 11 1,277 1,021 35
1977 <5 — 1,074 33
1976 8 1,453 975 32
1975 <5 — 831 38
1974 5 1,832 682 43
1973 <5 — 517 60
1972 <5 — 490 62
1971 6 1,646 455 66
1970 <5 — 446 74
1969 <5 — 399 80
1968 <5 — 335 94
1967 <5 — 287 111
1966 <5 — 282 118
1965 <5 — 259 131
1964 <5 — 241 141
1963 5 1,614 250 142
1962 <5 — 230 151
1961 <5 — 273 136
1960 <5 — 219 156
1959 <5 — 200 159
1958 <5 — 213 144
1957 <5 — 187 157
1956 <5 — 226 131
1955 <5 — 204 129
1954 <5 — 177 140
1953 <5 — 201 124
1952 <5 — 196 120
1951 <5 — 154 128
1950 <5 — 157 122
1949 <5 — 130 133
1948 <5 — 134 136
1947 <5 — 98 163
1946 <5 — 88 167
1945 <5 — 79 158
1944 <5 — 68 167
1943 <5 — 81 152
1942 <5 — 61 162
1941 <5 — 74 129
1940 <5 — 66 134
1939 <5 — 46 152
1938 <5 — 46 149
1937 <5 — 45 149
1936 <5 — 44 138
1935 <5 — 43 150
1934 <5 — 53 119
1933 <5 — 46 139
1932 <5 — 50 128
1931 <5 — 65 113
1930 <5 — 58 126
1929 <5 — 66 116
1928 <5 — 74 100
1927 <5 — 61 115
1926 <5 — 84 90
1925 <5 — 72 97
1924 <5 — 81 83
1923 <5 — 69 88
1922 <5 — 65 90
1921 <5 — 71 76
1920 <5 — 48 94
1919 <5 — 64 67
1918 <5 — 37 98
1917 <5 — 38 86
1916 <5 — 30 101
1915 <5 — 41 80
1914 <5 — 29 83
1913 <5 — 16 111
1912 <5 — 18 84
1911 <5 — 7 96
1910 <5 — 5 114

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