Boys' name · since 1976
Benaiah
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 2,416 babies named Benaiah, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,939 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,172 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,416
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Benaiah currently ranks #1172 among boys' names in America, with 2,416 babies recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Benaiah recorded 2,416 times among boys since 1976, holding rank #1172 nationally today, ahead of 92% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #2,939 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,172 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,416 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benaiah ranks #2,939 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,172 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,416 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,939 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,172 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,416
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Benaiah's 2,416 recorded births place it above 93.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Benaiah compares
2,416 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Benaiah's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Benaiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,416 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 176 | 34 | 22,252 |
Benaiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Benaiah splits its recorded history at 2002: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 176 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Benaiah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 176
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Benaiah popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2025 (Benaiah as girls' name)
Benaiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,076 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Benaiah's strongest decade.
1,076 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Benaiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s 118
1990s
118 births
- 2000s 264
2000s
264 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,076 births
- 2020s
2020s
876 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,076 births (45% of all-time use).
How Benaiah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Benaiah's total volume
Benaiah by state
Where Benaiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 200 | 8.3% |
| #2 | California | | 173 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 89 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Washington | | 56 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 55 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 51 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 43 | 1.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 42 | 1.7% |
200 of 2,416 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Benaiah appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Benaiah's data
- Benaiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,076 total births) through the 2020s (876) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Benaiahs (200 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Benaiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Benaiah 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.