Benaiah vs Benjamin

Side-by-side comparison of Benaiah and Benjamin - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Benaiah

Boy name · Rank #1247

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Name B

Benjamin

Boy name · Rank #11

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Metric Benaiah Benjamin
Current Rank #1247 #11
Total Births (all years) 2,416 826,830
Peak Year 2025 1989
Peak Year Births 176 15,733
Peak Decade 2010s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1976 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Benaiah Benjamin
1880s - 5,407
1890s - 4,460
1900s - 4,009
1910s - 17,310
1920s - 21,028
1930s - 14,613
1940s - 17,184
1950s - 23,833
1960s - 25,609
1970s 24 81,332
1980s 58 141,366
1990s 118 133,939
2000s 264 137,309
2010s 1,076 134,509
2020s 876 64,922

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Benaiah Benjamin
2014 97 13,830
2015 121 13,732
2016 128 14,686
2017 128 13,858
2018 134 13,488
2019 158 13,044
2020 122 12,264
2021 166 11,895
2022 133 10,912
2023 120 10,224
2024 159 9,865
2025 176 9,762

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1976–2025.

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