US rank #3464 Boys' name Peak 2023 735 births

Benyamin — #3464 US boys' name

735 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.

1970s111980s351990s772000s1562010s2882020s168
#3464
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Benyamin was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

45 babies were named Benyamin in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Benyamin

The Social Security Administration has registered 735 babies named Benyamin between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Benyamin currently holds the #3464 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Benyamin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 288 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Benyamin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 134 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Benyamin in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Benyamin 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 735 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.

Benyamin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

735

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2023

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,464

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Benyamin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
45
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
01020304050 20242018201220062000199319841974 5

Benyamin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
288 births that decade — 39% of Benyamin's all-time total
1970s111980s351990s772000s1562010s2882020s168

Benyamin by state

Where Benyamin concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Benyamin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
134 18.2%
#2 California
103 14.0%
New York share of Benyamin's total US births 18.2%
Even split

134 of 735 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Benyamin?
735 babies have been named Benyamin since 1974. It currently ranks #3464 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 45 births.
When was Benyamin most popular?
Benyamin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 288 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Benyamin most popular?
The top states for the name Benyamin are New York (134 births), California (103 births).
How long has the name Benyamin been used?
Benyamin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Benyamin?
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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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, 1974–2024 (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.