US rank #2322 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,032 births

Binyamin — #2322 US boys' name

1,032 babies named Binyamin in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s531990s1322000s2172010s3762020s249
#2322
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Binyamin was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

61 babies were named Binyamin in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Binyamin

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,032 babies named Binyamin between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Binyamin currently holds the #2322 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Binyamin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 376 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Binyamin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 380 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Binyamin in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Binyamin 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 1,032 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.

Binyamin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,032

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2024

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,322

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Binyamin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
61
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
020406080 20242018201220062000199419881978 5

Binyamin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
376 births that decade — 36% of Binyamin's all-time total
1970s51980s531990s1322000s2172010s3762020s249

Binyamin by state

Where Binyamin concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Binyamin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
380 36.8%
#2 New Jersey
168 16.3%
#3 California
14 1.4%
#4 Maryland
11 1.1%
New York share of Binyamin's total US births 36.8%
Even split

380 of 1,032 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Binyamin?
1,032 babies have been named Binyamin since 1978. It currently ranks #2322 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 61 births.
When was Binyamin most popular?
Binyamin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 376 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Binyamin most popular?
The top states for the name Binyamin are New York (380 births), New Jersey (168 births), California (14 births).
How long has the name Binyamin been used?
Binyamin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Binyamin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Binyomin, Binh, Bing, Bingham, 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, 1978–2024 (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.