Boys' name · since 1914
Banjamin
303 babies named Banjamin in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,507 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 303
- born since 1914
- 1980s
- peak decade
303 boys have been named Banjamin since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Banjamin has been recorded 303 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2017.
- #10,507 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 303 born since 1914
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Banjamin ranks #10,507 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 303 born since 1914, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,507 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 303
- born since 1914
- 1980s
- peak decade
Banjamin's 303 recorded births place it above 76.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Banjamin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Banjamin's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Banjamin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2017
- Peak year (1987)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Banjamin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (162 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Banjamin's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Banjamin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
162 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 162 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Banjamin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (162 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Banjamin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~103 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Banjamin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.