Benn vs Ben

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

Name A

Benn

Boy name

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Name B

Ben

Boy name · Rank #801

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Metric Benn Ben
Current Rank Unranked #801
Total Births (all years) 382 85,049
Peak Year 1980 1918
Peak Year Births 11 1,276
Peak Decade 1980ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Benn Ben
1880ss — 3,449
1890ss — 3,156
1900ss — 3,028
1910ss 26 9,539
1920ss 8 10,610
1930ss 5 8,638
1940ss 31 8,078
1950ss 46 7,765
1960ss 25 7,919
1970ss 63 5,805
1980ss 77 4,503
1990ss 50 3,454
2000ss 22 4,174
2010ss 29 3,338
2020ss — 1,593

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Benn Ben
2014 — 336
2015 — 330
2016 — 354
2017 6 327
2018 6 350
2019 — 339
2020 — 313
2021 — 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, 1915–2018.

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