Benard vs Benjamin

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

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Benard

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Benjamin

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Metric Benard Benjamin
Current Rank Unranked #11
Total Births (all years) 1,644 826,830
Peak Year 1956 1989
Peak Year Births 38 15,733
Peak Decade 1950s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1890 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Benard Benjamin
1880s - 5,407
1890s 10 4,460
1900s 15 4,009
1910s 148 17,310
1920s 252 21,028
1930s 219 14,613
1940s 198 17,184
1950s 261 23,833
1960s 210 25,609
1970s 110 81,332
1980s 76 141,366
1990s 87 133,939
2000s 41 137,309
2010s 11 134,509
2020s 6 64,922

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Benard Benjamin
2014 - 13,830
2015 - 13,732
2016 - 14,686
2017 6 13,858
2018 - 13,488
2019 - 13,044
2020 - 12,264
2021 - 11,895
2022 6 10,912
2023 - 10,224
2024 - 9,865
2025 - 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, 1890–2022.

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