Boys' name · since 1978
Binyamin
1,087 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.
- #4,864 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,529 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,087
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Binyamin is the #2529 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,087 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Binyamin has been recorded 1,087 times among boys since 1978, currently ranked #2529 nationally and more common than 82% 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 1978 to 2025.
- #4,864 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,529 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,087 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Binyamin ranks #4,864 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,529 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,087 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,864 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,529 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,087
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Binyamin's 1,087 recorded births place it above 89.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Binyamin compares
1,087 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Binyamin's all-time total is 195% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Binyamin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,087 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 34 | 22,252 |
Binyamin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Binyamin's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 63, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Binyamin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Binyamin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (376 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Binyamin's strongest decade.
376 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Binyamin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 53
1980s
53 births
- 1990s 132
1990s
132 births
- 2000s
2000s
217 births
- 2010s
2010s
376 births
- 2020s
2020s
304 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 376 births (35% of all-time use).
How Binyamin 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 Binyamin's total volume
Binyamin by state
Where Binyamin concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 398 | 36.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 183 | 16.8% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #4 | California | | 14 | 1.3% |
398 of 1,087 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Binyamin's data
- Binyamin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (376 total births) through the 2020s (304) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Binyamins (398 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 Binyamin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Binyamin 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.