Trend of the Popularity of Benjamin as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,259 male babies that were named Benjamin in California, which was 0.70% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Benjamin peaked as a male baby name in California in 2016 with a count of 1,927 babies, which was 0.86% of the total male babies born in California in 2016.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named Benjamin, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named Benjamin.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Benjamin in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Benjamin in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named Benjamin from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Benjamin as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1206	0.63
1981	1237	0.62
1982	1165	0.57
1983	1207	0.58
1984	1074	0.51
1985	1170	0.52
1986	1313	0.57
1987	1332	0.56
1988	1283	0.51
1989	1434	0.53
1990	1383	0.48
1991	1230	0.43
1992	1327	0.47
1993	1215	0.44
1994	1241	0.47
1995	1182	0.45
1996	1305	0.52
1997	1217	0.50
1998	1198	0.49
1999	1288	0.53
2000	1434	0.58
2001	1427	0.58
2002	1335	0.55
2003	1491	0.59
2004	1495	0.59
2005	1451	0.57
2006	1469	0.56
2007	1420	0.54
2008	1430	0.56
2009	1480	0.61
2010	1482	0.63
2011	1595	0.69
2012	1678	0.73
2013	1854	0.82
2014	1881	0.81
2015	1830	0.81
2016	1927	0.86
2017	1851	0.86
2018	1770	0.86
2019	1759	0.87
2020	1655	0.87
2021	1622	0.86
2022	1533	0.81
2023	1333	0.74
2024	1259	0.70