Bennie vs Benjamin

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

Name A

Bennie

Boy name · Rank #2502

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Name B

Benjamin

Boy name · Rank #11

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Metric Bennie Benjamin
Current Rank #2502 #11
Total Births (all years) 52,753 826,830
Peak Year 1929 1989
Peak Year Births 959 15,733
Peak Decade 1930s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bennie Benjamin
1880s 448 5,407
1890s 902 4,460
1900s 1,438 4,009
1910s 5,647 17,310
1920s 8,595 21,028
1930s 8,705 14,613
1940s 8,480 17,184
1950s 7,182 23,833
1960s 4,582 25,609
1970s 2,634 81,332
1980s 1,689 141,366
1990s 1,022 133,939
2000s 626 137,309
2010s 480 134,509
2020s 323 64,922

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bennie Benjamin
2014 40 13,830
2015 52 13,732
2016 48 14,686
2017 46 13,858
2018 38 13,488
2019 44 13,044
2020 54 12,264
2021 49 11,895
2022 61 10,912
2023 52 10,224
2024 54 9,865
2025 53 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, 1880–2025.

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