Name Legacy

Benjamen

Recorded 1884–2025 · United States

Benjamen was most popular in 1990, when 99 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,552 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,687 people named Benjamen.

Most popular in1990
Rank that year#2,552
Births that year99
Total since 18803,687
Given to100% boys

Benjamen over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Benjamen’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Benjamen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Benjamen is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,687 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Benjamen is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org