Benjamin
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #11 for boys in 2025, 9,762 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2016 · 14,686 births
- Debut · boys
- 490 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 105 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 826,830since 1880
Benjamin over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | #11 | 9,762 |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | #11 | 9,865 |
| 2023 | #11,169 | 8 | #11 | 10,224 |
| 2022 | #9,680 | 10 | #9 | 10,912 |
| 2021 | #8,464 | 12 | #7 | 11,895 |
| 2020 | #9,546 | 10 | #7 | 12,264 |
| 2019 | #7,716 | 14 | #7 | 13,044 |
| 2018 | #6,010 | 20 | #6 | 13,488 |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 | #6 | 13,858 |
| 2016 | #8,875 | 12 | #6 | 14,686 |
| 2015 | #6,721 | 18 | #10 | 13,732 |
| 2014 | #6,987 | 17 | #12 | 13,830 |
| 2013 | #6,462 | 19 | #14 | 13,515 |
| 2012 | #7,804 | 15 | #16 | 12,835 |
| 2011 | #5,543 | 24 | #19 | 13,082 |
| 2010 | #5,771 | 23 | #22 | 12,439 |
| 2009 | #9,975 | 11 | #19 | 13,123 |
| 2008 | #6,130 | 22 | #25 | 12,958 |
| 2007 | #7,394 | 17 | #26 | 13,282 |
| 2006 | #9,286 | 12 | #24 | 13,766 |
| 2005 | #6,245 | 19 | #25 | 13,586 |
| 2004 | #2,503 | 67 | #25 | 13,832 |
| 2003 | #5,419 | 22 | #24 | 14,086 |
| 2002 | #4,621 | 26 | #27 | 13,492 |
| 2001 | #6,322 | 17 | #27 | 14,339 |
| 2000 | #4,791 | 24 | #26 | 14,845 |
| 1999 | #4,201 | 27 | #29 | 13,666 |
| 1998 | #5,799 | 17 | #30 | 13,061 |
| 1997 | #4,819 | 21 | #29 | 13,266 |
| 1996 | #4,306 | 24 | #29 | 13,784 |
| 1995 | #4,348 | 23 | #31 | 12,720 |
| 1994 | #3,448 | 32 | #31 | 12,791 |
| 1993 | #4,100 | 25 | #32 | 12,686 |
| 1992 | #3,680 | 29 | #33 | 13,455 |
| 1991 | #3,443 | 31 | #33 | 13,877 |
| 1990 | #2,900 | 39 | #33 | 14,633 |
| 1989 | #2,194 | 55 | #29 | 15,733 |
| 1988 | #1,454 | 94 | #30 | 15,187 |
| 1987 | #1,662 | 73 | #28 | 14,892 |
| 1986 | #1,472 | 85 | #30 | 13,793 |
| 1985 | #1,429 | 88 | #31 | 13,423 |
| 1984 | #1,550 | 73 | #30 | 13,266 |
| 1983 | #1,278 | 96 | #32 | 13,285 |
| 1982 | #1,429 | 85 | #33 | 13,805 |
| 1981 | #1,663 | 69 | #32 | 14,360 |
| 1980 | #1,494 | 80 | #32 | 13,622 |
| 1979 | #1,496 | 79 | #33 | 12,512 |
| 1978 | #1,523 | 73 | #34 | 11,414 |
| 1977 | #1,661 | 63 | #29 | 12,106 |
| 1976 | #1,775 | 53 | #32 | 10,672 |
| 1975 | #1,906 | 47 | #36 | 9,544 |
| 1974 | #2,133 | 38 | #46 | 7,183 |
| 1973 | #2,455 | 30 | #55 | 5,226 |
| 1972 | #3,404 | 18 | #64 | 4,498 |
| 1971 | #2,665 | 27 | #69 | 4,251 |
| 1970 | #3,030 | 22 | #81 | 3,926 |
| 1969 | #3,461 | 16 | #91 | 3,379 |
| 1968 | #2,708 | 22 | #99 | 3,017 |
| 1967 | #2,963 | 18 | #119 | 2,504 |
| 1966 | #3,558 | 13 | #130 | 2,377 |
| 1965 | #3,264 | 15 | #133 | 2,337 |
| 1964 | #3,879 | 12 | #131 | 2,503 |
| 1963 | #3,336 | 15 | #144 | 2,348 |
| 1962 | #3,293 | 15 | #140 | 2,507 |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | #146 | 2,388 |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | #155 | 2,249 |
| 1959 | #4,300 | 9 | #150 | 2,331 |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | #150 | 2,257 |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | #138 | 2,489 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #131 | 2,472 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #132 | 2,449 |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | #132 | 2,452 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #128 | 2,413 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #122 | 2,440 |
| 1951 | #3,482 | 10 | #123 | 2,345 |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | #123 | 2,185 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | #135 | 2,016 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #139 | 1,963 |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | #144 | 1,931 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #146 | 1,655 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | #140 | 1,562 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #130 | 1,622 |
| 1943 | #2,695 | 12 | #130 | 1,719 |
| 1942 | — | #129 | 1,692 | |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #124 | 1,578 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #128 | 1,446 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #124 | 1,423 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #125 | 1,416 |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #119 | 1,422 |
| 1936 | — | #123 | 1,354 | |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #123 | 1,409 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #117 | 1,483 |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | #118 | 1,413 |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | #115 | 1,539 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #113 | 1,560 |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | #115 | 1,594 |
| 1929 | #2,011 | 17 | #107 | 1,695 |
| 1928 | #2,194 | 16 | #106 | 1,805 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #101 | 1,925 |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | #98 | 1,898 |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #93 | 2,069 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #89 | 2,221 |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #86 | 2,316 |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | #82 | 2,378 |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 | #82 | 2,412 |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #83 | 2,309 |
| 1919 | #3,005 | 10 | #79 | 2,279 |
| 1918 | — | #79 | 2,431 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #76 | 2,386 |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #79 | 2,186 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #71 | 2,241 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #70 | 1,823 |
| 1913 | — | #70 | 1,466 | |
| 1912 | — | #67 | 1,272 | |
| 1911 | — | #64 | 690 | |
| 1910 | — | #70 | 536 | |
| 1909 | — | #63 | 489 | |
| 1908 | — | #63 | 480 | |
| 1907 | — | #64 | 460 | |
| 1906 | — | #71 | 352 | |
| 1905 | — | #68 | 379 | |
| 1904 | — | #68 | 358 | |
| 1903 | — | #69 | 324 | |
| 1902 | — | #61 | 374 | |
| 1901 | — | #56 | 343 | |
| 1900 | — | #57 | 450 | |
| 1899 | — | #57 | 335 | |
| 1898 | — | #55 | 405 | |
| 1897 | — | #54 | 378 | |
| 1896 | — | #51 | 416 | |
| 1895 | — | #48 | 452 | |
| 1894 | — | #44 | 469 | |
| 1893 | — | #42 | 482 | |
| 1892 | — | #42 | 525 | |
| 1891 | — | #41 | 461 | |
| 1890 | — | #37 | 537 | |
| 1889 | — | #21 | 760 | |
| 1888 | — | #25 | 781 | |
| 1887 | — | #34 | 473 | |
| 1886 | — | #39 | 463 | |
| 1885 | — | #38 | 464 | |
| 1884 | — | #38 | 509 | |
| 1883 | — | #31 | 508 | |
| 1882 | — | #34 | 478 | |
| 1881 | — | #31 | 481 | |
| 1880 | — | #32 | 490 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Benjamin was already there! It came in at #32, and was given to 490 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1893–1908, when fewer than 490 boys a year got the name.
Where Benjamin is popular in 1917
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nevada#27 · 1 in 72
- Delaware#36 · 1 in 144
- District of Columbia#45 · 1 in 198
- New York#46 · 1 in 181
- New Jersey#46 · 1 in 219
Best ever in a state: #1 in Massachusetts, 2012.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #27 | 5 | 1 in 72 |
| Delaware | #36 | 10 | 1 in 144 |
| District of Columbia | #45 | 11 | 1 in 198 |
| New Jersey | #46 | 119 | 1 in 219 |
| New York | #46 | 469 | 1 in 181 |
| South Carolina | #48 | 66 | 1 in 256 |
| Arizona | #49 | 14 | 1 in 192 |
| Florida | #49 | 35 | 1 in 223 |
| Virginia | #50 | 74 | 1 in 267 |
| North Carolina | #53 | 93 | 1 in 284 |
| Maryland | #55 | 38 | 1 in 279 |
| Massachusetts | #56 | 101 | 1 in 301 |
| Rhode Island | #57 | 16 | 1 in 275 |
| Connecticut | #58 | 47 | 1 in 269 |
| New Mexico | #61 | 12 | 1 in 252 |
| Hawaii | #63 | 10 | 1 in 208 |
| Pennsylvania | #64 | 230 | 1 in 337 |
| Georgia | #67 | 77 | 1 in 340 |
| Alabama | #75 | 52 | 1 in 389 |
| Maine | #76 | 17 | 1 in 307 |
| California | #86 | 38 | 1 in 501 |
| Tennessee | #86 | 41 | 1 in 484 |
| Ohio | #88 | 79 | 1 in 552 |
| Illinois | #89 | 103 | 1 in 486 |
| Missouri | #89 | 54 | 1 in 453 |
| Texas | #93 | 88 | 1 in 450 |
| Nebraska | #95 | 24 | 1 in 450 |
| Kentucky | #96 | 35 | 1 in 568 |
| Michigan | #98 | 54 | 1 in 543 |
| Louisiana | #99 | 34 | 1 in 445 |
| Colorado | #100 | 15 | 1 in 448 |
| Mississippi | #102 | 32 | 1 in 500 |
| North Dakota | #103 | 16 | 1 in 413 |
| West Virginia | #105 | 22 | 1 in 547 |
| Arkansas | #106 | 29 | 1 in 512 |
| Montana | #106 | 10 | 1 in 540 |
| Iowa | #107 | 35 | 1 in 529 |
| Oregon | #113 | 8 | 1 in 568 |
| Idaho | #114 | 8 | 1 in 430 |
| Kansas | #116 | 21 | 1 in 652 |
| Washington | #121 | 12 | 1 in 637 |
| Wisconsin | #122 | 31 | 1 in 671 |
| Indiana | #124 | 25 | 1 in 844 |
| Minnesota | #133 | 23 | 1 in 822 |
| Oklahoma | #135 | 25 | 1 in 665 |
| Utah | #145 | 7 | 1 in 577 |
| South Dakota | #147 | 7 | 1 in 764 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Benjamin
- Held #11 since 2024
- 4 spots since 2020 (#7 → #11)
- 1 spot since 2015 (#10 → #11)
- Biggest jump: 20 spots in 1968 (#119 → #99)
- Biggest drop: 16 spots in 1890 (#21 → #37)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2016 at #6 (14,686 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: 8 yrs · run 2015–2022
- Top 100: 105 yrs · run 1968–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 125 boys born in 1981 were named Benjamin (0.80%)
- Latest: 1 in 175 boys born in 2025 (0.57%)
- Its best rank, #6 in 2016, was only 1 in 129 (0.77%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.1% of all boys named Benjamin (141,366) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #21 (1889) → #155 (1960) → #6 (2016)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5,407 | #21 (1889) | #32 |
| 1890s | 4,460 | #37 (1890) | #47 |
| 1900s | 4,009 | #56 (1901) | #64 |
| 1910s | 17,310 | #64 (1911) | #73 |
| 1920s | 21,028 | #82 (1921) | #93 |
| 1930s | 14,613 | #113 (1931) | #119 |
| 1940s | 17,184 | #124 (1941) | #135 |
| 1950s | 23,833 | #122 (1952) | #133 |
| 1960s | 25,609 | #91 (1969) | #129 |
| 1970s | 81,332 | #29 (1977) | #48 |
| 1980s | 141,366 | #28 (1987) | #31 |
| 1990s | 133,939 | #29 (1996) | #31 |
| 2000s | 137,309 | #19 (2009) | #25 |
| 2010s | 134,509 | #6 (2016) | #12 |
| 2020s | 64,922 | #7 (2020) | #9 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Benjamin in 1917
Top girls' names in 1917
Top boys' names in 1917
More about 1917
girls
1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 216,253 of them was named Benjamin, which outranked 13.5% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 716 names at #4,594; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 388 of them was named Benjamin, which outranked 98.3% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.