Benjamin

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Benjamin is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 819,436 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 816,962 as boys and 2,474 as girls. Benjamin gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1989 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #62 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 9,820
2023 10,220
2022 10,914
2021 11,901
2020 12,264
2019 13,050
2018 13,503
2017 13,863
2016 14,694
2015 13,750
2014 13,844
2013 13,532
2012 12,848
2011 13,103
2010 12,461
2009 13,132
2008 12,980
2007 13,297
2006 13,777
2005 13,604
2004 13,896
2003 14,108
2002 13,518
2001 14,356
2000 14,868
1999 13,693
1998 13,078
1997 13,287
1996 13,809
1995 12,742
1994 12,823
1993 12,710
1992 13,484
1991 13,910
1990 14,669
1989 15,788
1988 15,281
1987 14,963
1986 13,878
1985 13,515
1984 13,342
1983 13,382
1982 13,898
1981 14,430
1980 13,706
1979 12,593
1978 11,487
1977 12,170
1976 10,725
1975 9,592
1974 7,221
1973 5,257
1972 4,516
1971 4,277
1970 3,949
1969 3,395
1968 3,039
1967 2,524
1966 2,390
1965 2,352
1964 2,516
1963 2,364
1962 2,522
1961 2,397
1960 2,255
1959 2,342
1958 2,267
1957 2,502
1956 2,477
1955 2,458
1954 2,462
1953 2,424
1952 2,448
1951 2,355
1950 2,194
1949 2,023
1948 1,967
1947 1,938
1946 1,662
1945 1,570
1944 1,630
1943 1,731
1942 1,692
1941 1,586
1940 1,452
1939 1,428
1938 1,424
1937 1,428
1936 1,354
1935 1,416
1934 1,490
1933 1,423
1932 1,552
1931 1,567
1930 1,602
1929 1,712
1928 1,821
1927 1,932
1926 1,911
1925 2,077
1924 2,226
1923 2,321
1922 2,386
1921 2,421
1920 2,315
1919 2,289
1918 2,431
1917 2,391
1916 2,191
1915 2,248
1914 1,828
1913 1,466
1912 1,272
1911 690
1910 536
1909 489
1908 480
1907 460
1906 352
1905 379
1904 358
1903 324
1902 374
1901 343
1900 450
1899 335
1898 405
1897 378
1896 416
1895 452
1894 469
1893 482
1892 525
1891 461
1890 537
1889 760
1888 781
1887 473
1886 463
1885 464
1884 509
1883 508
1882 478
1881 481
1880 490