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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 9,762 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 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, 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 2025.

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	13622	0.76
1981	14360	0.80
1982	13805	0.76
1983	13285	0.74
1984	13266	0.74
1985	13423	0.73
1986	13793	0.75
1987	14892	0.80
1988	15187	0.79
1989	15733	0.79
1990	14633	0.71
1991	13877	0.69
1992	13455	0.67
1993	12686	0.65
1994	12791	0.66
1995	12720	0.67
1996	13784	0.73
1997	13266	0.70
1998	13061	0.68
1999	13666	0.71
2000	14845	0.76
2001	14339	0.74
2002	13492	0.70
2003	14086	0.71
2004	13832	0.70
2005	13586	0.68
2006	13766	0.67
2007	13282	0.64
2008	12958	0.64
2009	13123	0.66
2010	12439	0.65
2011	13082	0.69
2012	12835	0.68
2013	13515	0.71
2014	13830	0.72
2015	13732	0.72
2016	14686	0.77
2017	13858	0.75
2018	13488	0.74
2019	13044	0.73
2020	12264	0.71
2021	11895	0.68
2022	10912	0.63
2023	10224	0.60
2024	9865	0.57
2025	9762	0.57