Total births
45
Boys' name · since 2017
Benjen
Benjen has 45 recorded births since 2017 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 45
- total births
- 2017–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Benjen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 45 recorded since 2017.
Benjen has 45 recorded births among boys since 2017, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2023.
- 45 total births
- 2017–2023 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
45 boys have been named Benjen since 2017, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2023.
- 45
- total births
- 2017–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Benjen was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
10 babies were named Benjen in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
Benjen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Benjen's full recorded timeline at 2020, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Benjen at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2021
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2017
Benjen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2023
- Peak year (2021)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Benjen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Benjen's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Benjen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 23 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Benjen? ▼
Since 2017, Social Security records show 45 babies named Benjen. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 10 births.
When was Benjen most popular? ▼
Benjen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Benjen been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Benjen since 2017 -- 7 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Benjen? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Benjen
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2017–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Benjen: Baby Name Since 2017 - 45 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/benjen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Benjen 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 July 2026.