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) 1,807 816,962
Peak Year 1919 1989
Peak Year Births 35 15,733
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Benjamine Benjamin
1880ss 118 5,407
1890ss 65 4,460
1900ss 29 4,009
1910ss 179 17,310
1920ss 181 21,028
1930ss 103 14,613
1940ss 98 17,183
1950ss 107 23,834
1960ss 139 25,610
1970ss 202 81,337
1980ss 249 141,385
1990ss 154 133,937
2000ss 124 137,299
2010ss 59 134,477
2020ss — 55,073

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Benjamine Benjamin
2014 8 13,827
2015 6 13,732
2016 — 14,682
2017 — 13,854
2018 5 13,483
2019 — 13,036
2020 — 12,254
2021 — 11,889
2022 — 10,904
2023 — 10,212
2024 — 9,814

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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