Benjamin Name Popularity

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How popular is Benjamin?

The uber popular name Benjamin was the 6th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 10 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 250 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Position 6, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached for the first time in 2016 and as recently as 2018.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1989 with 15,730 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Benjamin was 324 in 1903.

Benjamin, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1908-1915, 1939-1942, 1944-1951, 1965-1981, 1984-1989, 1997-2000, and 2010-2016, whereas 1989-1993, and 2016-2017 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Benjamin popularity headed?

Benjamin's popularity is at a very high point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Benjamin has remained mostly unchanged for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Benjamin lately has remained about the same.

The name Benjamin is a huge favorite and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Benjamin (Girl)		Benjamin (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		20	6,009	13,381	6
2017		9	10,800	13,797	6
2016		12	8,957	14,641	6
2015		18	6,744	13,700	10
2014		17	7,031	13,801	12
2013		19	6,497	13,498	14
2012		14	8,258	12,822	16
2011		24	5,563	13,063	19
2010		23	5,799	12,431	22
2009		11	10,069	13,115	19
2008		22	6,151	12,949	25
2007		17	7,434	13,275	26
2006		12	9,372	13,757	24
2005		19	6,299	13,573	25
2004		67	2,508	13,818	25
2003		22	5,439	14,073	24
2002		26	4,649	13,482	27
2001		17	6,363	14,332	27
2000		24	4,806	14,840	26
1999		27	4,210	13,661	29
1998		17	5,839	13,059	30
1997		21	4,844	13,267	29
1996		24	4,321	13,778	29
1995		23	4,361	12,715	31
1994		32	3,455	12,790	31
1993		25	4,109	12,680	33
1992		29	3,695	13,452	33
1991		31	3,456	13,875	33
1990		39	2,906	14,621	33
1989		55	2,197	15,730	29
1988		94	1,455	15,185	30
1987		73	1,663	14,883	28
1986		85	1,474	13,793	30
1985		88	1,432	13,431	31
1984		73	1,551	13,264	30
1983		96	1,278	13,287	32
1982		85	1,429	13,816	33
1981		69	1,664	14,357	32
1980		80	1,494	13,634	32
1979		79	1,495	12,521	33
1978		73	1,523	11,416	34
1977		63	1,663	12,110	29
1976		53	1,778	10,680	32
1975		47	1,910	9,550	36
1974		38	2,136	7,188	46
1973		30	2,459	5,235	55
1972		18	3,408	4,503	64
1971		27	2,666	4,251	69
1970		22	3,037	3,930	81
1969		16	3,473	3,384	91
1968		22	2,712	3,021	99
1967		18	2,973	2,507	119
1966		13	3,569	2,376	130
1965		15	3,273	2,338	133
1964		12	3,889	2,506	131
1963		15	3,346	2,349	144
1962		15	3,298	2,507	140
1961		9	4,564	2,387	146
1960		10	4,200	2,246	155
1959		9	4,322	2,334	150
1958		12	3,560	2,255	151
1957		13	3,324	2,492	138
1956		5	6,018	2,466	131
1955		10	3,801	2,448	132
1954		9	3,998	2,453	132
1953		11	3,497	2,416	128
1952		8	4,152	2,438	122
1951		10	3,505	2,345	123
1950		8	3,986	2,186	123
1949		7	4,276	2,018	134
1948		5	5,304	1,959	141
1947		7	4,383	1,931	144
1946		7	4,026	1,655	146
1945		8	3,408	1,562	140
1944		8	3,402	1,621	130
1943		12	2,713	1,718	130
1942		< 5	--	1,691	129
1941		8	3,273	1,577	124
1940		6	3,904	1,445	128
1939		5	4,313	1,423	124
1938		8	3,202	1,415	125
1937		6	3,846	1,423	119
1936		< 5	--	1,353	123
1935		7	3,453	1,409	123
1934		7	3,479	1,482	117
1933		10	2,703	1,412	118
1932		12	2,508	1,541	115
1931		8	3,250	1,556	113
1930		8	3,385	1,596	114
1929		17	2,016	1,694	107
1928		16	2,199	1,804	106
1927		7	3,906	1,927	101
1926		13	2,582	1,897	98
1925		8	3,697	2,070	93
1924		5	5,153	2,221	89
1923		5	5,047	2,317	86
1922		8	3,697	2,377	82
1921		9	3,436	2,412	82
1920		6	4,443	2,309	83
1919		10	3,029	2,279	79
1918		< 5	--	2,431	79
1917		5	4,668	2,386	76
1916		5	4,492	2,186	79
1915		7	3,470	2,241	71
1914		5	3,683	1,823	70
1913		< 5	--	1,466	70
1912		< 5	--	1,272	67
1911		< 5	--	690	64
1910		< 5	--	536	70
1909		< 5	--	489	63
1908		< 5	--	480	63
1907		< 5	--	460	64
1906		< 5	--	352	71
1905		< 5	--	379	68
1904		< 5	--	358	68
1903		< 5	--	324	69
1902		< 5	--	374	61
1901		< 5	--	343	56
1900		< 5	--	450	57
1899		< 5	--	335	57
1898		< 5	--	405	55
1897		< 5	--	378	54
1896		< 5	--	416	51
1895		< 5	--	452	48
1894		< 5	--	469	44
1893		< 5	--	482	42
1892		< 5	--	525	42
1891		< 5	--	461	41
1890		< 5	--	537	37
1889		< 5	--	760	21
1888		< 5	--	781	25
1887		< 5	--	473	34
1886		< 5	--	463	39
1885		< 5	--	464	38
1884		< 5	--	509	38
1883		< 5	--	508	31
1882		< 5	--	478	34
1881		< 5	--	481	31
1880		< 5	--	490	32

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.