Benito vs Benjamin

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

Name A

Benito

Boy name · Rank #1193

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Name B

Benjamin

Boy name · Rank #11

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Metric Benito Benjamin
Current Rank #1193 #11
Total Births (all years) 14,773 826,830
Peak Year 2025 1989
Peak Year Births 226 15,733
Peak Decade 1990s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Benito Benjamin
1880s 12 5,407
1890s 40 4,460
1900s 93 4,009
1910s 372 17,310
1920s 969 21,028
1930s 909 14,613
1940s 1,056 17,184
1950s 1,317 23,833
1960s 1,383 25,609
1970s 1,602 81,332
1980s 1,581 141,366
1990s 1,807 133,939
2000s 1,554 137,309
2010s 1,011 134,509
2020s 1,067 64,922

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Benito Benjamin
2014 92 13,830
2015 88 13,732
2016 79 14,686
2017 104 13,858
2018 86 13,488
2019 105 13,044
2020 101 12,264
2021 176 11,895
2022 191 10,912
2023 201 10,224
2024 172 9,865
2025 226 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, 1880–2025.

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