Benjamine Name Popularity

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How popular is Benjamine?

The rare name Benjamine was the 12,322nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Benjamine, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 419, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1881.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1919 with 35 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Benjamine was less than 5, most recently in 2017.

Benjamine, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1913-1917, 1970-1974, and 1975-1979, whereas 1967-1970, and 1993-1996 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Benjamine popularity headed?

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

The popularity trend for Benjamine has steadily decreased for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Benjamine lately has dropped.

The name Benjamine is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Benjamin. (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		5	12,322
2017		< 5	--
2016		< 5	--
2015		6	10,814
2014		8	8,868
2013		8	8,883
2012		9	8,216
2011		10	7,563
2010		13	6,390
2009		11	7,269
2008		7	9,972
2007		13	6,301
2006		14	5,815
2005		15	5,307
2004		9	7,589
2003		10	6,778
2002		15	4,925
2001		17	4,499
2000		12	5,607
1999		8	7,214
1998		13	4,901
1997		10	5,688
1996		10	5,572
1995		19	3,441
1994		16	3,924
1993		19	3,375
1992		18	3,468
1991		19	3,228
1990		22	2,872
1989		24	2,624
1988		24	2,440
1987		25	2,276
1986		25	2,225
1985		31	1,867
1984		27	1,983
1983		26	2,020
1982		22	2,276
1981		21	2,346
1980		23	2,219
1979		34	1,673
1978		24	2,018
1977		27	1,864
1976		24	2,006
1975		16	2,549
1974		23	1,936
1973		10	3,245
1972		16	2,336
1971		16	2,368
1970		12	2,744
1969		15	2,220
1968		16	2,041
1967		16	1,977
1966		14	2,142
1965		14	2,183
1964		12	2,424
1963		13	2,307
1962		19	1,857
1961		11	2,554
1960		9	2,888
1959		8	3,058
1958		11	2,512
1957		13	2,287
1956		14	2,175
1955		9	2,781
1954		8	2,965
1953		17	1,905
1952		8	2,895
1951		6	3,394
1950		13	2,122
1949		12	2,232
1948		7	3,028
1947		9	2,684
1946		5	3,569
1945		8	2,582
1944		12	2,084
1943		16	1,845
1942		5	3,608
1941		10	2,344
1940		14	1,905
1939		6	3,141
1938		9	2,495
1937		11	2,216
1936		10	2,309
1935		15	1,844
1934		7	3,002
1933		11	2,223
1932		13	2,108
1931		12	2,218
1930		9	2,795
1929		15	2,009
1928		12	2,405
1927		19	1,804
1926		15	2,085
1925		18	1,878
1924		20	1,783
1923		11	2,635
1922		21	1,702
1921		23	1,592
1920		27	1,423
1919		35	1,189
1918		30	1,291
1917		30	1,239
1916		13	2,163
1915		15	1,886
1914		19	1,394
1913		12	1,591
1912		16	1,179
1911		9	1,199
1910		< 5	--
1909		< 5	--
1908		5	1,389
1907		< 5	--
1906		< 5	--
1905		5	1,250
1904		< 5	--
1903		8	852
1902		6	1,022
1901		< 5	--
1900		5	1,331
1899		< 5	--
1898		6	1,017
1897		8	794
1896		5	1,119
1895		< 5	--
1894		9	735
1893		10	656
1892		9	755
1891		9	645
1890		9	669
1889		13	528
1888		11	616
1887		11	548
1886		12	544
1885		7	769
1884		10	619
1883		15	461
1882		9	655
1881		17	419
1880		13	505

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.