Benjamen Boy
How popular is Benjamen?
#9,710 boy name in 2025
7 baby boys were named Benjamen in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
3,104living people named Benjamen (est.)
37median age of people named Benjamen
3,687babies named Benjamen since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Benjamen popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #9,710 for boys (▲ 1223 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-46% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,320 in 2015, #8,062 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1990 (99 boys) |
| Highest rank | #663 in 1884 |
| First recorded | 1884 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Benjamen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Benjamin family of names ranked #13 for boys in 2025 (#14 the year before), with 9,776 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin | 9,762 | 100% |
| Benjamyn | 7 | 0% |
| Benjamen | 7 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Benjamen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 24 | #663 |
| 1890s | 6 | #953 |
| 1900s | 6 | #1,199 |
| 1910s | 87 | #1,781 |
| 1920s | 131 | #1,692 |
| 1930s | 92 | #1,872 |
| 1940s | 105 | #1,802 |
| 1950s | 161 | #1,614 |
| 1960s | 154 | #1,613 |
| 1970s | 567 | #897 |
| 1980s | 776 | #967 |
| 1990s | 715 | #1,061 |
| 2000s | 565 | #1,706 |
| 2010s | 246 | #2,625 |
| 2020s | 52 | #6,330 |
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Questions
- Is Benjamen a boy or girl name?
- Benjamen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Benjamen were boys.
- How popular is the name Benjamen?
- 7 baby boys were named Benjamen in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
- When was Benjamen most popular?
- Benjamen peaked in 1990, when 99 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #663 in 1884.
- How many people are named Benjamen?
- 3,687 babies have been named Benjamen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,104 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 37.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.