Boys' name · since 1945
Benuel
949 babies named Benuel in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,301 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,682 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 949
- born since 1945
- 2010s
- peak decade
949 babies have been named Benuel since 1945, making it today's #3682 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Benuel recorded 949 times among boys since 1945, holding rank #3682 nationally today, ahead of 74% of boys, 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 1945 to 2025.
- #5,301 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,682 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 949 born since 1945
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benuel ranks #5,301 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,682 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 949 born since 1945, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,301 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,682 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 949
- born since 1945
- 2010s
- peak decade
Benuel's 949 recorded births place it above 88.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Benuel compares
949 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Benuel's all-time total is 157% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Benuel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 949 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Benuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Benuel's full recorded timeline at 1992, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Benuel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Benuel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (204 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Benuel's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Benuel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 14
1940s
14 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 48
1960s
48 births
- 1970s 69
1970s
69 births
- 1980s
1980s
102 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
204 births
- 2020s
2020s
179 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 204 births (21% of all-time use).
How Benuel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Benuel's total volume
Benuel by state
Where Benuel concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 792 | 83.5% |
792 of 949 births nationwide.
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What to do with Benuel's data
- Benuel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (204 total births) through the 2020s (179) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Benuels (792 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Benuel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~80 yrs)
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, 1945–2025 (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 Benuel 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.