Bennington vs Benjamin

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

Name A

Bennington

Boy name · Rank #9657

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Name B

Benjamin

Boy name · Rank #11

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Metric Bennington Benjamin
Current Rank #9657 #11
Total Births (all years) 60 816,962
Peak Year 2020 1989
Peak Year Births 14 15,733
Peak Decade 2020ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2013 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bennington Benjamin
1880ss — 5,407
1890ss — 4,460
1900ss — 4,009
1910ss — 17,310
1920ss — 21,028
1930ss — 14,613
1940ss — 17,183
1950ss — 23,834
1960ss — 25,610
1970ss — 81,337
1980ss — 141,385
1990ss — 133,937
2000ss — 137,299
2010ss 20 134,477
2020ss 40 55,073

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bennington Benjamin
2014 — 13,827
2015 — 13,732
2016 — 14,682
2017 — 13,854
2018 7 13,483
2019 8 13,036
2020 14 12,254
2021 5 11,889
2022 6 10,904
2023 7 10,212
2024 8 9,814

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, 2013–2024.

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