Boys' name · since 1983
Benajamin
Benajamin has 16 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,565 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Benajamin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 1983.
Benajamin has 16 recorded births among boys since 1983, 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 1983 to 1991.
- #30,565 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 1983
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benajamin ranks #30,565 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,565 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Benajamin's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Benajamin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Benajamin's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Benajamin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1991
- Peak year (1983)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Benajamin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
1980s was Benajamin's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Benajamin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Benajamin's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- 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 Benajamin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1983–1991 (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 Benajamin 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.