Boys' name · since 2006
Benz
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 121 babies named Benz, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,153 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 121
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Benz sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 121 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Benz recorded 121 times among boys since 2006, 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 2006 to 2024.
- #16,153 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 121 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benz ranks #16,153 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 121 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,153 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 121
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Benz's 121 recorded births place it above 64.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Benz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Benz splits its recorded history at 2016: 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 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Benz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2024
- Peak year (2015)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Benz by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (72 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Benz's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Benz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 72 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Benz's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (72 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Benz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~18 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, 2006–2024 (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 Benz 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.