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Ben is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 85,516 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 85,049 as boys and 467 as girls. Ben gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined significantly. It is the #763 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 313
2023 311
2022 329
2021 327
2020 313
2019 339
2018 350
2017 327
2016 354
2015 330
2014 336
2013 310
2012 311
2011 344
2010 337
2009 388
2008 405
2007 409
2006 455
2005 446
2004 453
2003 440
2002 408
2001 394
2000 376
1999 390
1998 353
1997 372
1996 315
1995 322
1994 292
1993 333
1992 358
1991 352
1990 367
1989 437
1988 430
1987 426
1986 431
1985 428
1984 444
1983 431
1982 443
1981 529
1980 523
1979 557
1978 577
1977 626
1976 590
1975 608
1974 541
1973 540
1972 597
1971 578
1970 620
1969 578
1968 630
1967 553
1966 683
1965 732
1964 875
1963 945
1962 1,051
1961 942
1960 961
1959 941
1958 878
1957 856
1956 739
1955 735
1954 759
1953 746
1952 724
1951 692
1950 726
1949 770
1948 874
1947 887
1946 819
1945 722
1944 752
1943 840
1942 852
1941 772
1940 814
1939 717
1938 851
1937 819
1936 821
1935 904
1934 840
1933 880
1932 965
1931 919
1930 995
1929 971
1928 1,002
1927 1,027
1926 1,027
1925 1,058
1924 1,184
1923 1,061
1922 1,129
1921 1,133
1920 1,154
1919 1,229
1918 1,293
1917 1,148
1916 1,206
1915 1,271
1914 1,015
1913 815
1912 738
1911 474
1910 454
1909 358
1908 353
1907 314
1906 285
1905 290
1904 288
1903 259
1902 273
1901 259
1900 355
1899 259
1898 310
1897 298
1896 299
1895 324
1894 326
1893 321
1892 361
1891 302
1890 363
1889 460
1888 463
1887 305
1886 335
1885 292
1884 367
1883 306
1882 334
1881 289
1880 305