Is Benji a boy or girl name?

Benji is a boy’s name. Of the 2,348 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.7% were girls and 97.3% were boys.

Benji

Recorded 1952–2025 · United States

Benji was most popular in 1975, when 176 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,377 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,794, with 142 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,348 people named Benji.

Benji over time

Births per year. The dot marks Benji’s peak in 1975. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Benji a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Benji is a boy’s name — 2.7% of the 2,348 Americans given it were girls and 97.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Benji

Where Benji is most concentrated

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

California 2.7×

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