Boys' name · since 1917

Benjamon

14 babies named Benjamon in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#31,765 of 45,481
all-time among boys
14
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade

Benjamon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 14 recorded since 1917.

Benjamon has 14 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1993.

  • #31,765 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 14 born since 1917
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benjamon ranks #31,765 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.

#31,765 of 45,481
all-time among boys
14
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Benjamon's 14 recorded births place it above 29.67% 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.

Benjamon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Benjamon's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Benjamon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1917)
9
Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
45678910 19171993 5

Benjamon by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (9 births, 64% of the file).

1910s was Benjamon's strongest decade.

9 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Benjamon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 9 births (64% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Benjamon? ▼
Benjamon has been given to 14 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,765 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1993. 9 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
Where does Benjamon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benjamon ranks #31,765 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 Benjamon most popular? ▼
Benjamon was most popular in the 1910s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Benjamon been used? ▼
Records for Benjamon go back to 1917, giving 77 years of history through 1993.
What names are similar to Benjamon? ▼
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 Benjamon's data

  • Benjamon's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (9 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.

Keep exploring Benjamon

Nearby Names Like Benjamon

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

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#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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Benjamon: 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, 1917–1993 (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 Benjamon 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.