Recorded 1987–2018 Boys' name Peak 2007 180 births

Benjermin — boys' name

180 babies named Benjermin in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s332000s902010s47
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Benjermin was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

18 babies were named Benjermin in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Benjermin

The Social Security Administration has registered 180 babies named Benjermin between 1987 and 2018, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Benjermin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Benjermin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Benjermin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Benjermin 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 180 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.

Benjermin at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

180

Since 1987

32 years of records

Peak year

2007

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1987

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2018

Benjermin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1987

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2007)
18
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 201820142010200720042000199419891987 5

Benjermin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
90 births that decade — 50% of Benjermin's all-time total
1980s101990s332000s902010s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Benjermin?
180 babies have been named Benjermin since 1987. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2007 with 18 births.
When was Benjermin most popular?
Benjermin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Benjermin been used?
Benjermin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 32 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Benjermin?
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, 1987–2018 (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.