male NAME · CURRENTLY #11

Benjamin

BEN-juh-min

“son of the right hand”

A traditional biblical name with longstanding use in English-speaking countries.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Benjamin has traveled through time

4901880 4641885 5371890 4521895 4501900 3791905 5361910 2,2481915 2,3151920 2,0771925 1,6021930 1,4161935 1,4521940 1,5701945 2,1931950 2,4591955 2,2581960 2,3521965 3,9481970 9,5911975 13,7021980 13,5111985 14,6721990 12,7431995 14,8692000 13,6052005 12,4622010 13,7502015 12,2742020 9,7702025
LATEST YEAR20259,770 births
PEAK RANK#6in 2016
CURRENT USAGE0.1% F99.9% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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