Boys' name · since 1982
Behnam
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Behnam, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,855 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
34 boys have been named Behnam since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Behnam has 34 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2018.
- #24,855 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 34 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Behnam ranks #24,855 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,855 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Behnam's 34 recorded births place it above 44.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Behnam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Behnam's full recorded timeline at 1989, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Behnam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2018
- Peak year (1984)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Behnam by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (23 births, 68% of the file).
1980s was Behnam's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Behnam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 23 births (68% of all-time use).
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- Behnam's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Behnam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1982–2018 (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 Behnam 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.