Boys' name · since 1985

Benjmain

11 babies named Benjmain in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#33,223 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 1985
1980s
peak decade

Benjmain sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 11 recorded since 1985.

Benjmain has 11 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1989.

  • #33,223 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 11 born since 1985
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benjmain ranks #33,223 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.

#33,223 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 1985
1980s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Benjmain's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% 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.

Benjmain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Benjmain splits its recorded history at 1989: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Benjmain popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1989)
6
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 19851989 6

Benjmain by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Benjmain's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Benjmain births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Benjmain? ▼
11 babies have been named Benjmain since 1985. All-time, it sits at #33,223 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1989 with 6 births.
Where does Benjmain sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benjmain ranks #33,223 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 Benjmain most popular? ▼
Benjmain was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Benjmain been used? ▼
Records for Benjmain go back to 1985, giving 5 years of history through 1989.
What names are similar to Benjmain? ▼
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Benjmain: 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, 1985–1989 (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 Benjmain 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.