Benjamine vs Benjamin

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

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Benjamine

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Benjamin

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Metric Benjamine Benjamin
Current Rank Unranked #11
Total Births (all years) 1,807 826,830
Peak Year 1919 1989
Peak Year Births 35 15,733
Peak Decade 1980s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Benjamine Benjamin
1880s 118 5,407
1890s 65 4,460
1900s 29 4,009
1910s 179 17,310
1920s 181 21,028
1930s 103 14,613
1940s 98 17,184
1950s 107 23,833
1960s 139 25,609
1970s 202 81,332
1980s 249 141,366
1990s 154 133,939
2000s 124 137,309
2010s 59 134,509
2020s - 64,922

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Benjamine Benjamin
2014 8 13,830
2015 6 13,732
2016 - 14,686
2017 - 13,858
2018 5 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, 1880–2018.

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