Benjy vs Bennett

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

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Benjy

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Bennett

Boy name · Rank #60

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Metric Benjy Bennett
Current Rank Unranked #60
Total Births (all years) 354 66,225
Peak Year 1974 2024
Peak Year Births 29 5,095
Peak Decade 1970ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1936 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Benjy Bennett
1880ss — 129
1890ss — 118
1900ss — 153
1910ss — 683
1920ss — 1,009
1930ss 6 948
1940ss — 1,137
1950ss 66 1,840
1960ss 87 1,626
1970ss 153 797
1980ss — 1,573
1990ss — 3,020
2000ss 17 7,128
2010ss 15 24,907
2020ss 10 21,157

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Benjy Bennett
2014 — 2,550
2015 — 2,714
2016 — 2,942
2017 5 3,180
2018 — 3,301
2019 5 3,530
2020 5 3,601
2021 5 3,938
2022 — 4,103
2023 — 4,420
2024 — 5,095

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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