Is Benjie a boy or girl name?

Benjie is a boy’s name. Of the 953 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.2% were girls and 96.8% were boys.

Benjie

Recorded 1935–2025 · United States

Benjie was most popular in 1960, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,504 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 953 people named Benjie.

Benjie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Benjie’s peak in 1960. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Benjie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Benjie is a boy’s name — 3.2% of the 953 Americans given it were girls and 96.8% 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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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org