Ben Name Popularity

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How popular is Ben?

The less frequently given name Ben was the 692nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Position 43, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1889.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1918 with 1,276 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Ben was 259 in 1903.

Ben, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1909-1915.

Where is the name Ben popularity headed?

Ben's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Ben has remained mostly unchanged for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Ben for their newborn has risen.

The name Ben still has a solid footing and has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Ben (Girl)		Ben (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	347	692
2017		< 5	--	326	730
2016		< 5	--	350	703
2015		< 5	--	330	737
2014		< 5	--	335	717
2013		< 5	--	308	747
2012		< 5	--	307	746
2011		< 5	--	344	685
2010		< 5	--	337	692
2009		< 5	--	388	644
2008		< 5	--	404	614
2007		< 5	--	409	610
2006		< 5	--	454	552
2005		< 5	--	445	542
2004		< 5	--	451	528
2003		< 5	--	439	530
2002		< 5	--	406	545
2001		< 5	--	391	547
2000		< 5	--	376	559
1999		< 5	--	387	535
1998		< 5	--	352	560
1997		< 5	--	371	537
1996		< 5	--	315	578
1995		< 5	--	322	569
1994		< 5	--	292	613
1993		< 5	--	332	556
1992		< 5	--	357	536
1991		< 5	--	351	540
1990		< 5	--	367	514
1989		< 5	--	437	448
1988		< 5	--	430	435
1987		< 5	--	425	424
1986		< 5	--	429	412
1985		< 5	--	426	412
1984		< 5	--	441	388
1983		< 5	--	432	386
1982		7	8,312	437	387
1981		7	8,200	521	344
1980		5	10,542	518	349
1979		8	7,377	549	332
1978		5	9,904	571	312
1977		< 5	--	626	307
1976		< 5	--	590	303
1975		5	9,201	605	307
1974		< 5	--	541	325
1973		5	8,530	535	324
1972		6	7,346	594	308
1971		< 5	--	578	322
1970		< 5	--	619	316
1969		< 5	--	579	321
1968		< 5	--	630	300
1967		< 5	--	554	317
1966		< 5	--	682	282
1965		5	6,609	728	276
1964		5	6,843	871	260
1963		< 5	--	945	249
1962		7	5,339	1,045	238
1961		8	4,915	933	257
1960		6	5,751	955	257
1959		9	4,321	934	261
1958		< 5	--	873	261
1957		< 5	--	855	258
1956		< 5	--	738	268
1955		< 5	--	736	253
1954		6	5,193	754	256
1953		< 5	--	744	254
1952		5	5,620	721	255
1951		6	4,887	685	255
1950		5	5,358	721	250
1949		9	3,639	762	234
1948		< 5	--	873	214
1947		< 5	--	886	215
1946		< 5	--	820	210
1945		5	4,608	717	201
1944		< 5	--	752	199
1943		5	4,750	836	192
1942		< 5	--	850	186
1941		5	4,466	766	190
1940		< 5	--	815	178
1939		8	3,163	708	189
1938		5	4,398	846	172
1937		5	4,306	815	175
1936		6	3,737	815	169
1935		13	2,315	891	161
1934		9	2,944	831	169
1933		12	2,417	868	163
1932		< 5	--	966	156
1931		7	3,522	912	163
1930		8	3,384	988	154
1929		14	2,321	957	159
1928		15	2,295	986	156
1927		15	2,347	1,011	156
1926		15	2,363	1,012	155
1925		17	2,203	1,040	153
1924		14	2,528	1,172	140
1923		12	2,746	1,048	148
1922		9	3,403	1,120	139
1921		9	3,435	1,124	139
1920		16	2,276	1,138	137
1919		14	2,400	1,215	126
1918		17	2,112	1,276	128
1917		20	1,779	1,128	129
1916		15	2,145	1,191	119
1915		8	3,167	1,263	113
1914		10	2,286	1,005	110
1913		6	2,860	809	108
1912		7	2,394	731	102
1911		7	1,982	467	86
1910		< 5	--	454	79
1909		< 5	--	358	84
1908		< 5	--	353	78
1907		< 5	--	314	82
1906		< 5	--	285	82
1905		< 5	--	290	84
1904		6	1,676	282	83
1903		< 5	--	259	81
1902		< 5	--	273	79
1901		< 5	--	259	73
1900		< 5	--	355	73
1899		< 5	--	259	73
1898		< 5	--	310	69
1897		7	1,272	291	65
1896		< 5	--	299	69
1895		< 5	--	324	63
1894		< 5	--	326	62
1893		< 5	--	321	62
1892		< 5	--	361	60
1891		< 5	--	302	61
1890		< 5	--	363	54
1889		7	1,037	453	43
1888		< 5	--	463	47
1887		< 5	--	305	58
1886		< 5	--	335	56
1885		< 5	--	292	62
1884		< 5	--	367	52
1883		< 5	--	306	56
1882		< 5	--	334	55
1881		< 5	--	289	56
1880		< 5	--	305	58

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.