Boys' name · since 1880
Benjamine
Benjamine has 1,807 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,522 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,807
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,807 boys have been named Benjamine since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Benjamine recorded 1,807 times among boys since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2018.
- #3,522 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,807 born since 1880
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benjamine ranks #3,522 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,807 born since 1880, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,522 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,807
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Benjamine's 1,807 recorded births place it above 92.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Benjamine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Benjamine's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1896, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Benjamine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2018
- Peak year (1919)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Benjamine by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (249 births, 14% of the file).
1980s was Benjamine's strongest decade.
249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Benjamine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
118 births
- 1890s 65
1890s
65 births
- 1900s 29
1900s
29 births
- 1910s
1910s
179 births
- 1920s
1920s
181 births
- 1930s
1930s
103 births
- 1940s 98
1940s
98 births
- 1950s
1950s
107 births
- 1960s
1960s
139 births
- 1970s
1970s
202 births
- 1980s
1980s
249 births
- 1990s
1990s
154 births
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s 59
2010s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 249 births (14% of all-time use).
How Benjamine 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 Benjamine's total volume
Benjamine by state
Where Benjamine concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.3% |
10 of 1,807 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Benjamine's data
- Benjamine's decade-level peak was the 1980s (249 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Benjamines (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Benjamine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1880–2018 (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 Benjamine 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.