Trend of the Popularity of Ben as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 313 male babies that were named Ben in the US, which was 0.02% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Ben peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1981 with a count of 522 babies, which was 0.03% of the total male babies born in the US in 1981.

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

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Ben in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Ben in the US

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

Trend of the Popularity of Ben as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	518	0.03
1981	522	0.03
1982	436	0.02
1983	431	0.02
1984	444	0.03
1985	428	0.02
1986	431	0.02
1987	426	0.02
1988	430	0.02
1989	437	0.02
1990	367	0.02
1991	352	0.02
1992	358	0.02
1993	333	0.02
1994	292	0.02
1995	322	0.02
1996	315	0.02
1997	372	0.02
1998	353	0.02
1999	390	0.02
2000	376	0.02
2001	394	0.02
2002	408	0.02
2003	440	0.02
2004	453	0.02
2005	446	0.02
2006	455	0.02
2007	409	0.02
2008	405	0.02
2009	388	0.02
2010	337	0.02
2011	344	0.02
2012	311	0.02
2013	310	0.02
2014	336	0.02
2015	330	0.02
2016	354	0.02
2017	327	0.02
2018	350	0.02
2019	339	0.02
2020	313	0.02
2021	327	0.02
2022	329	0.02
2023	311	0.02
2024	313	0.02