Benjy vs Ben

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

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Benjy

Boy name

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Name B

Ben

Boy name · Rank #801

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Metric Benjy Ben
Current Rank Unranked #801
Total Births (all years) 354 85,049
Peak Year 1974 1918
Peak Year Births 29 1,276
Peak Decade 1970ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1936 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Benjy Ben
1880ss — 3,449
1890ss — 3,156
1900ss — 3,028
1910ss — 9,539
1920ss — 10,610
1930ss 6 8,638
1940ss — 8,078
1950ss 66 7,765
1960ss 87 7,919
1970ss 153 5,805
1980ss — 4,503
1990ss — 3,454
2000ss 17 4,174
2010ss 15 3,338
2020ss 10 1,593

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Benjy Ben
2014 — 336
2015 — 330
2016 — 354
2017 5 327
2018 — 350
2019 5 339
2020 5 313
2021 5 327
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, 1936–2021.

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