Benjaman vs Ben

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

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Benjaman

Boy name

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Name B

Ben

Boy name · Rank #801

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Metric Benjaman Ben
Current Rank Unranked #801
Total Births (all years) 2,024 85,049
Peak Year 1977 1918
Peak Year Births 44 1,276
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Benjaman Ben
1880ss 115 3,449
1890ss 77 3,156
1900ss 47 3,028
1910ss 209 9,539
1920ss 317 10,610
1930ss 161 8,638
1940ss 114 8,078
1950ss 157 7,765
1960ss 86 7,919
1970ss 220 5,805
1980ss 250 4,503
1990ss 157 3,454
2000ss 92 4,174
2010ss 17 3,338
2020ss 5 1,593

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Benjaman Ben
2014 — 336
2015 — 330
2016 — 354
2017 — 327
2018 — 350
2019 — 339
2020 5 313
2021 — 327
2022 — 329
2023 — 311
2024 — 313

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, 1880–2020.

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