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Benji Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Benji?

The rare name Benji was the 1,977th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

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

Position 623, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1975 with 168 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Benji was less than 5, most recently in 1954.

Benji, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1969-1975, 2007-2010, and 2011-2017, whereas 1958-1961, and 1975-1984 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Benji popularity headed?

Benji's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Benji has been soaring upward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Benji lately has risen significantly.

The name Benji is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Benji (Girl)Benji (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 73 1,977
2017 < 5 -- 66 2,090
2016 < 5 -- 49 2,553
2015 < 5 -- 55 2,356
2014 < 5 -- 44 2,709
2013 < 5 -- 29 3,584
2012 < 5 -- 19 4,876
2011 < 5 -- 19 4,834
2010 < 5 -- 24 4,107
2009 < 5 -- 19 4,940
2008 < 5 -- 14 6,098
2007 < 5 -- 17 5,224
2006 < 5 -- 16 5,327
2005 < 5 -- 15 5,308
2004 < 5 -- 8 8,215
2003 < 5 -- 11 6,303
2002 < 5 -- 12 5,760
2001 < 5 -- 8 7,597
2000 < 5 -- 16 4,601
1999 < 5 -- 5 10,068
1998 < 5 -- 9 6,368
1997 < 5 -- 6 8,230
1996 < 5 -- 8 6,559
1995 < 5 -- 8 6,467
1994 < 5 -- 9 5,911
1993 < 5 -- 10 5,392
1992 < 5 -- 11 4,899
1991 < 5 -- 9 5,555
1990 < 5 -- 12 4,435
1989 < 5 -- 6 7,033
1988 < 5 -- 13 3,723
1987 < 5 -- 8 5,010
1986 < 5 -- 7 5,387
1985 < 5 -- 5 6,619
1984 < 5 -- 15 2,968
1983 < 5 -- 15 2,928
1982 < 5 -- 15 2,987
1981 < 5 -- 33 1,730
1980 < 5 -- 40 1,525
1979 < 5 -- 41 1,462
1978 < 5 -- 64 1,087
1977 < 5 -- 82 938
1976 6 8,252 96 849
1975 8 6,548 168 623
1974 6 7,778 53 1,125
1973 6 7,509 17 2,317
1972 5 8,398 21 1,978
1971 5 8,435 11 2,988
1970 < 5 -- 12 2,745
1969 < 5 -- 16 2,140
1968 < 5 -- 18 1,898
1967 < 5 -- 9 2,796
1966 < 5 -- 14 2,143
1965 < 5 -- 17 1,919
1964 5 6,846 16 2,044
1963 < 5 -- 18 1,903
1962 < 5 -- 17 1,969
1961 < 5 -- 10 2,718
1960 < 5 -- 15 2,134
1959 < 5 -- 14 2,202
1958 < 5 -- 21 1,728
1957 < 5 -- 6 3,594
1956 6 5,355 10 2,644
1955 < 5 -- 5 3,931
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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.