Benford vs Benjamin

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

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Benford

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Benjamin

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Metric Benford Benjamin
Current Rank Unranked #11
Total Births (all years) 366 826,830
Peak Year 1927 1989
Peak Year Births 12 15,733
Peak Decade 1920s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Benford Benjamin
1880s - 5,407
1890s - 4,460
1900s - 4,009
1910s 44 17,310
1920s 80 21,028
1930s 53 14,613
1940s 79 17,184
1950s 52 23,833
1960s 36 25,609
1970s 17 81,332
1980s 5 141,366
1990s - 133,939
2000s - 137,309
2010s - 134,509
2020s - 64,922

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Benford Benjamin
2014 - 13,830
2015 - 13,732
2016 - 14,686
2017 - 13,858
2018 - 13,488
2019 - 13,044
2020 - 12,264
2021 - 11,895
2022 - 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, 1915–1988.

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