US rank #7549 Boys' name Peak 2015 121 births

Benz — #7549 US boys' name

121 babies named Benz in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s102010s722020s39
#7549
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 47% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Benz was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

13 babies were named Benz in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Benz

The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Benz between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Benz currently holds the #7549 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Benz performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Benz shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Benz 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 121 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.

Benz at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

121

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2015

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,549

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Benz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
13
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 2024202120182015201220092006 5

Benz by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
72 births that decade — 60% of Benz's all-time total
2000s102010s722020s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Benz?
121 babies have been named Benz since 2006. It currently ranks #7549 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 13 births.
When was Benz most popular?
Benz was most popular in the 2010s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Benz been used?
Benz has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Benz?
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, 2006–2024 (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.