Recorded 1982–2016 Boys' name Peak 1989 122 births

Benjerman — boys' name

122 babies named Benjerman in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s381990s392000s172010s28
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Benjerman was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

10 babies were named Benjerman in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Benjerman

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Benjerman between 1982 and 2016, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Benjerman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Benjerman performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Benjerman shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Benjerman 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 122 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.

Benjerman at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

122

Since 1982

35 years of records

Peak year

1989

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1982

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2016

Benjerman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1982

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1989)
10
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4681012 20162011200119951991198819831982 5

Benjerman by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
39 births that decade — 32% of Benjerman's all-time total
1980s381990s392000s172010s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Benjerman?
122 babies have been named Benjerman since 1982. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1989 with 10 births.
When was Benjerman most popular?
Benjerman was most popular in the 1990s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Benjerman been used?
Benjerman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 35 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Benjerman?
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.

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, 1982–2016 (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.