Boys' name · since 1974
Benyamin
769 babies named Benyamin in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,047 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,414 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 769
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
769 babies have been named Benyamin since 1974, making it today's #3414 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benyamin has been recorded 769 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #3414 nationally and more common than 75% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #6,047 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,414 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 769 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benyamin ranks #6,047 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,414 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 769 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,047 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,414 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 769
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Benyamin's 769 recorded births place it above 86.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Benyamin compares
769 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Benyamin's all-time total is 108% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Benyamin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 769 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Benyamin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Benyamin's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Benyamin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Benyamin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (288 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Benyamin's strongest decade.
288 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Benyamin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s 77
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
156 births
- 2010s
2010s
288 births
- 2020s
2020s
202 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 288 births (37% of all-time use).
How Benyamin 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 Benyamin's total volume
Benyamin by state
Where Benyamin concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 141 | 18.3% |
| #2 | California | | 111 | 14.4% |
141 of 769 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Benyamin's data
- Benyamin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (288 total births) through the 2020s (202) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Benyamins (141 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Benyamin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Benyamin 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.