Benn vs Benjamin

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

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Benn

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Benjamin

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Metric Benn Benjamin
Current Rank Unranked #11
Total Births (all years) 382 826,830
Peak Year 1980 1989
Peak Year Births 11 15,733
Peak Decade 1980s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Benn Benjamin
1880s - 5,407
1890s - 4,460
1900s - 4,009
1910s 26 17,310
1920s 8 21,028
1930s 5 14,613
1940s 31 17,184
1950s 46 23,833
1960s 25 25,609
1970s 63 81,332
1980s 77 141,366
1990s 50 133,939
2000s 22 137,309
2010s 29 134,509
2020s - 64,922

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Benn Benjamin
2014 - 13,830
2015 - 13,732
2016 - 14,686
2017 6 13,858
2018 6 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, 1915–2018.

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