US rank #12697 Boys' name Peak 2007 391 births

Benjamyn — #12697 US boys' name

391 babies named Benjamyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s101990s492000s1172010s1522020s56
#12697
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 11% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Benjamyn was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

19 babies were named Benjamyn in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Benjamyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 391 babies named Benjamyn between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Benjamyn currently holds the #12697 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Benjamyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Benjamyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Benjamyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 391 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Benjamyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

391

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2007

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,697

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Benjamyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
19
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
05101520 20242019201420092004199919921978 7

Benjamyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
152 births that decade — 39% of Benjamyn's all-time total
1970s71980s101990s492000s1172010s1522020s56

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Benjamyn?
391 babies have been named Benjamyn since 1978. It currently ranks #12697 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 19 births.
When was Benjamyn most popular?
Benjamyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Benjamyn been used?
Benjamyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Benjamyn?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.