Total births
16
Boys' name · since 1986
Enjamin
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Enjamin, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 16
- total births
- 1986–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Enjamin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 1986.
Enjamin has 16 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1988.
- 16 total births
- 1986–1988 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 boys have been named Enjamin since 1986, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.
- 16
- total births
- 1986–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Enjamin was born in this single decade.
1988
Single peak year
10 babies were named Enjamin in 1988 - its busiest year on record.
Enjamin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Enjamin's full recorded timeline at 1988, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Enjamin at a glance
Last recorded 1988Peak year
1988
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1986
Enjamin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1988
- Peak year (1988)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Enjamin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Enjamin's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Enjamin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Enjamin? ▼
Enjamin has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1986, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1988. 10 babies were born in 1988, its single highest year.
When was Enjamin most popular? ▼
Enjamin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Enjamin been used? ▼
Enjamin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 3 years of data through 1988.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1986–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Enjamin: Baby Name Since 1986 - 16 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/enjamin. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Enjamin 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 July 2026.