Boys' name · since 1880
Benjaman
2,024 babies named Benjaman in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,276 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,024
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Benjaman is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 2,024 have been recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benjaman has been recorded 2,024 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2020.
- #3,276 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,024 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benjaman ranks #3,276 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,024 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,276 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,024
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Benjaman's 2,024 recorded births place it above 92.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Benjaman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Benjaman's full recorded timeline at 1949, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1891, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Benjaman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2020
- Peak year (1977)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Benjaman by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (317 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Benjaman's strongest decade.
317 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Benjaman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 115
1880s
115 births
- 1890s 77
1890s
77 births
- 1900s 47
1900s
47 births
- 1910s
1910s
209 births
- 1920s
1920s
317 births
- 1930s
1930s
161 births
- 1940s 114
1940s
114 births
- 1950s
1950s
157 births
- 1960s 86
1960s
86 births
- 1970s
1970s
220 births
- 1980s
1980s
250 births
- 1990s
1990s
157 births
- 2000s 92
2000s
92 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 317 births (16% of all-time use).
How Benjaman 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 Benjaman's total volume
Benjaman by state
Where Benjaman concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 15 | 0.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 10 | 0.5% |
15 of 2,024 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Benjaman's data
- Benjaman's decade-level peak was the 1920s (317 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Benjamans (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Benjaman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1880–2020 (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 Benjaman 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.