Boys' name · since 1981
Benjain
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Benjain, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,500 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
10 boys have been named Benjain since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benjain has been recorded 10 times among boys since 1981, 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 1981 to 1985.
- #34,500 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benjain ranks #34,500 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #34,500 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Benjain's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Benjain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Benjain splits its recorded history at 1985: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births).
Benjain popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1985
- Peak year (1981)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Benjain by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Benjain's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Benjain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Benjain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1981–1985 (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 Benjain 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.