Boys' name · since 1975

Benajmin

31 babies named Benajmin in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,538 of 45,481
all-time among boys
31
born since 1975
1980s
peak decade

Benajmin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 31 recorded since 1975.

Benajmin has 31 recorded births among boys since 1975, 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 1975 to 2003.

  • #25,538 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 31 born since 1975
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benajmin ranks #25,538 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.

#25,538 of 45,481
all-time among boys
31
born since 1975
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Benajmin's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Benajmin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Benajmin's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Benajmin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2003

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1987)
10
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
4681012 19751983198719892003 5

Benajmin by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (21 births, 68% of the file).

1980s was Benajmin's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Benajmin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 21 births (68% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Benajmin? ▼
31 babies have been named Benajmin since 1975. All-time, it sits at #25,538 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1987 with 10 births.
Where does Benajmin sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benajmin ranks #25,538 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Benajmin most popular? ▼
Benajmin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Benajmin been used? ▼
Records for Benajmin go back to 1975, giving 29 years of history through 2003.
What names are similar to Benajmin? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Benjamin, Ben, Bennett, Bentley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Benajmin's data

  • Benajmin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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.

Keep exploring Benajmin

Nearby Names Like Benajmin

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Benajmin

Benjamin Boy
#11 826,830 births
Ben Boy
#843 85,349 births
Bennett Boy
#40 72,514 births
Bentley Boy
#215 60,027 births
Bennie Boy
#2516 52,753 births

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Arcangelo
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Challis
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Benajmin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1975–2003 (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 Benajmin 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.