Trend of the Popularity of Benjamin 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 9,814 male babies that were named Benjamin in the US, which was 0.57% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Benjamin peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1989 with a count of 15,733 babies, which was 0.79% of the total male babies born in the US in 1989.

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

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

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Benjamin 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 Benjamin from 1980 to 2024.

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	13626	0.76
1981	14361	0.80
1982	13813	0.76
1983	13286	0.74
1984	13269	0.74
1985	13427	0.73
1986	13793	0.75
1987	14890	0.80
1988	15187	0.79
1989	15733	0.79
1990	14630	0.71
1991	13879	0.69
1992	13455	0.67
1993	12685	0.65
1994	12791	0.66
1995	12719	0.67
1996	13785	0.73
1997	13266	0.70
1998	13061	0.68
1999	13666	0.71
2000	14844	0.76
2001	14339	0.74
2002	13492	0.70
2003	14086	0.71
2004	13829	0.70
2005	13585	0.68
2006	13765	0.67
2007	13280	0.64
2008	12958	0.64
2009	13121	0.66
2010	12438	0.65
2011	13079	0.69
2012	12833	0.68
2013	13513	0.71
2014	13827	0.72
2015	13732	0.72
2016	14682	0.77
2017	13854	0.75
2018	13483	0.74
2019	13036	0.73
2020	12254	0.71
2021	11889	0.68
2022	10904	0.63
2023	10212	0.60
2024	9814	0.57