Benjaman vs Benjamin

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

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Benjaman

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Benjamin

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Metric Benjaman Benjamin
Current Rank Unranked #11
Total Births (all years) 2,024 826,830
Peak Year 1977 1989
Peak Year Births 44 15,733
Peak Decade 1920s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Benjaman Benjamin
1880s 115 5,407
1890s 77 4,460
1900s 47 4,009
1910s 209 17,310
1920s 317 21,028
1930s 161 14,613
1940s 114 17,184
1950s 157 23,833
1960s 86 25,609
1970s 220 81,332
1980s 250 141,366
1990s 157 133,939
2000s 92 137,309
2010s 17 134,509
2020s 5 64,922

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Benjaman Benjamin
2014 - 13,830
2015 - 13,732
2016 - 14,686
2017 - 13,858
2018 - 13,488
2019 - 13,044
2020 5 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, 1880–2020.

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