Boys' name · since 1924

Benjimin

284 babies named Benjimin in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#10,901 of 45,481
all-time among boys
284
born since 1924
2010s
peak decade

284 boys have been named Benjimin since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Benjimin recorded 284 times among boys since 1924, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2022.

  • #10,901 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 284 born since 1924
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benjimin ranks #10,901 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 284 born since 1924, peaking in the 2010s.

#10,901 of 45,481
all-time among boys
284
born since 1924
2010s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Benjimin's 284 recorded births place it above 75.96% 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.

Benjimin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Benjimin's full recorded timeline at 1995, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Benjimin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
15
Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
05101520 19241975198219902001200920172022 6

Benjimin by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (62 births, 22% of the file).

2010s was Benjimin's strongest decade.

62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Benjimin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 62 births (22% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Benjimin? ▼
Benjimin has been given to 284 babies in the U.S. since 1924, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #10,901 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 15 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Benjimin sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benjimin ranks #10,901 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 Benjimin most popular? ▼
Benjimin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Benjimin been used? ▼
Records for Benjimin go back to 1924, giving 99 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Benjimin? ▼
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 Benjimin's data

  • Benjimin's decade-level peak was the 2010s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Benjimin

Nearby Names Like Benjimin

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

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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 Benjimin: 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, 1924–2022 (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 Benjimin 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.