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Benjamin name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Benjamin ranks #11 in male records (9,762 reported) and #11,099 in female records (8 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Benjamin becoming more popular?

Benjamin's reported male count decreased by 103 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank stayed at #11. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Benjamin in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for BenjaminFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.14,6860201620252016: 12 female records2017: 9 female records2018: 20 female records2019: 14 female records2020: 10 female records2021: 12 female records2022: 10 female records2023: 8 female records2024: 6 female records2025: 8 female records2016: 14,686 male records2017: 13,858 male records2018: 13,488 male records2019: 13,044 male records2020: 12,264 male records2021: 11,895 male records2022: 10,912 male records2023: 10,224 male records2024: 9,865 male records2025: 9,762 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025811,0999,76211
2024613,7419,86511
2023811,34910,22411
2022109,79810,9129
2021128,55811,8957
2020109,66212,2647
2019147,80113,0447
2018206,05013,4886
2017910,82913,8586
2016128,98114,6866

Questions about Benjamin’s popularity

How common is Benjamin in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Benjamin ranks #11 in male records (9,762 reported) and #11,099 in female records (8 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Benjamin?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Benjamin only.

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