Benigno vs Benjamin

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

Name A

Benigno

Boy name · Rank #12447

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Name B

Benjamin

Boy name · Rank #11

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Metric Benigno Benjamin
Current Rank #12447 #11
Total Births (all years) 1,608 826,830
Peak Year 1990 1989
Peak Year Births 34 15,733
Peak Decade 1990s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Benigno Benjamin
1880s - 5,407
1890s - 4,460
1900s - 4,009
1910s 32 17,310
1920s 124 21,028
1930s 115 14,613
1940s 97 17,184
1950s 147 23,833
1960s 173 25,609
1970s 199 81,332
1980s 215 141,366
1990s 228 133,939
2000s 157 137,309
2010s 94 134,509
2020s 27 64,922

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Benigno Benjamin
2014 12 13,830
2015 - 13,732
2016 11 14,686
2017 11 13,858
2018 11 13,488
2019 5 13,044
2020 8 12,264
2021 5 11,895
2022 - 10,912
2023 9 10,224
2024 5 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, 1913–2024.

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