Benjamin Boy
How popular is Benjamin?
#11 boy name in 2025
9,762 baby boys were named Benjamin in the US in 2025, making it the 11th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
Benjamin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #11 for boys |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 9,762 boys, 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-29% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10 in 2015, #7 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1989 (15,733 boys) |
| Highest rank | #6 in 2016 (3 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 7% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Benjamin 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.
Where Benjamin is most popular
Babies named Benjamin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Vermont: 13.2 per 1,000 (83 boys)
- New Hampshire: 13.2 per 1,000 (293 boys)
- Rhode Island: 12.8 per 1,000 (208 boys)
- District of Columbia: 12.7 per 1,000 (187 boys)
- Wyoming: 12.1 per 1,000 (70 boys)
Benjamin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5,407 | #21 |
| 1890s | 4,460 | #37 |
| 1900s | 4,009 | #56 |
| 1910s | 17,310 | #64 |
| 1920s | 21,028 | #82 |
| 1930s | 14,613 | #113 |
| 1940s | 17,184 | #124 |
| 1950s | 23,833 | #122 |
| 1960s | 25,609 | #91 |
| 1970s | 81,332 | #29 |
| 1980s | 141,366 | #28 |
| 1990s | 133,939 | #29 |
| 2000s | 137,309 | #19 |
| 2010s | 134,509 | #6 |
| 2020s | 64,922 | #7 |
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Questions
- Is Benjamin a boy or girl name?
- Benjamin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Benjamin were boys.
- How popular is the name Benjamin?
- 9,762 baby boys were named Benjamin in the US in 2025, making it the 11th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
- When was Benjamin most popular?
- Benjamin peaked in 1989, when 15,733 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #6, held for 3 years starting in 2016.
- How many people are named Benjamin?
- 829,312 babies have been named Benjamin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 722,531 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
- Where is Benjamin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Benjamin was most common in Vermont, at 13.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
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.