How popular is “Benjamin” in the USA?
Number of people named “Benjamin” by birth year
This chart shows how many people named “Benjamin” were born each year.
Due to changes to population growth and data collection rates over time, this isn't a good chart for understanding popularity.
Popularity of “Benjamin” by birth year
This chart shows how the popularity of “Benjamin” has changed over time.
Popularity is the number of people named “Benjamin” born in that year divided by the total number of births for that year.
Bias in sex for “Benjamin” by birth year
This chart shows how “Benjamin” has been used as gendered name over time. The scale ranges from 1 (only females) to -1 (only males).
Sex is a required field in SSA's Social Security Card applications (only 2 options). Most applications are filed around a person's time of birth.
The raw data
This table shows the data used in the above charts.
| Year | Count | Proportion | Females | Males | Bias toward female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 490 | 0.002431955 | 490 | -100% | |
| 1881 | 481 | 0.002496263 | 481 | -100% | |
| 1882 | 478 | 0.002157692 | 478 | -100% | |
| 1883 | 508 | 0.002341607 | 508 | -100% | |
| 1884 | 509 | 0.002090684 | 509 | -100% | |
| 1885 | 464 | 0.001926478 | 464 | -100% | |
| 1886 | 463 | 0.001813432 | 463 | -100% | |
| 1887 | 473 | 0.001911938 | 473 | -100% | |
| 1888 | 781 | 0.002607906 | 781 | -100% | |
| 1889 | 760 | 0.002630249 | 760 | -100% | |
| 1890 | 537 | 0.00178168 | 537 | -100% | |
| 1891 | 461 | 0.00160811 | 461 | -100% | |
| 1892 | 525 | 0.001570098 | 525 | -100% | |
| 1893 | 482 | 0.00148206 | 482 | -100% | |
| 1894 | 469 | 0.001384747 | 469 | -100% | |
| 1895 | 452 | 0.001287672 | 452 | -100% | |
| 1896 | 416 | 0.001163688 | 416 | -100% | |
| 1897 | 378 | 0.001089472 | 378 | -100% | |
| 1898 | 405 | 0.001061724 | 405 | -100% | |
| 1899 | 335 | 0.000987519 | 335 | -100% | |
| 1900 | 450 | 0.000999425 | 450 | -100% | |
| 1901 | 343 | 0.000991868 | 343 | -100% | |
| 1902 | 374 | 0.000967075 | 374 | -100% | |
| 1903 | 324 | 0.000849943 | 324 | -100% | |
| 1904 | 358 | 0.00088727 | 358 | -100% | |
| 1905 | 379 | 0.000894028 | 379 | -100% | |
| 1906 | 352 | 0.000821564 | 352 | -100% | |
| 1907 | 460 | 0.000988416 | 460 | -100% | |
| 1908 | 480 | 0.000982298 | 480 | -100% | |
| 1909 | 489 | 0.000956528 | 489 | -100% | |
| 1910 | 536 | 0.000907381 | 536 | -100% | |
| 1911 | 690 | 0.001070966 | 690 | -100% | |
| 1912 | 1272 | 0.00128737 | 1272 | -100% | |
| 1913 | 1466 | 0.001289232 | 1466 | -100% | |
| 1914 | 1828 | 0.001290645 | 5 | 1823 | -99% |
| 1915 | 2248 | 0.001226786 | 7 | 2241 | -99% |
| 1916 | 2191 | 0.001132642 | 5 | 2186 | -100% |
| 1917 | 2391 | 0.001191479 | 5 | 2386 | -100% |
| 1918 | 2431 | 0.001119703 | 2431 | -100% | |
| 1919 | 2289 | 0.001084707 | 10 | 2279 | -99% |
| 1920 | 2315 | 0.00102314 | 6 | 2309 | -99% |
| 1921 | 2421 | 0.001037052 | 9 | 2412 | -99% |
| 1922 | 2386 | 0.001042306 | 8 | 2378 | -99% |
| 1923 | 2321 | 0.001008042 | 5 | 2316 | -100% |
| 1924 | 2226 | 0.000934661 | 5 | 2221 | -100% |
| 1925 | 2077 | 0.000890154 | 8 | 2069 | -99% |
| 1926 | 1911 | 0.000832354 | 13 | 1898 | -99% |
| 1927 | 1932 | 0.000832988 | 7 | 1925 | -99% |
| 1928 | 1821 | 0.000805423 | 16 | 1805 | -98% |
| 1929 | 1712 | 0.000780968 | 17 | 1695 | -98% |
| 1930 | 1602 | 0.000720554 | 8 | 1594 | -99% |
| 1931 | 1567 | 0.000744642 | 8 | 1559 | -99% |
| 1932 | 1552 | 0.0007351 | 12 | 1540 | -98% |
| 1933 | 1422 | 0.000711202 | 10 | 1412 | -99% |
| 1934 | 1490 | 0.000717449 | 7 | 1483 | -99% |
| 1935 | 1416 | 0.000677553 | 7 | 1409 | -99% |
| 1936 | 1354 | 0.000651726 | 1354 | -100% | |
| 1937 | 1428 | 0.000670224 | 6 | 1422 | -99% |
| 1938 | 1424 | 0.000643595 | 8 | 1416 | -99% |
| 1939 | 1428 | 0.000648082 | 5 | 1423 | -99% |
| 1940 | 1452 | 0.000630581 | 6 | 1446 | -99% |
| 1941 | 1586 | 0.000650966 | 8 | 1578 | -99% |
| 1942 | 1692 | 0.000619381 | 1692 | -100% | |
| 1943 | 1731 | 0.000613274 | 12 | 1719 | -99% |
| 1944 | 1630 | 0.000605935 | 8 | 1622 | -99% |
| 1945 | 1570 | 0.000591812 | 8 | 1562 | -99% |
| 1946 | 1662 | 0.000520143 | 7 | 1655 | -99% |
| 1947 | 1939 | 0.000538273 | 7 | 1932 | -99% |
| 1948 | 1966 | 0.000569441 | 5 | 1961 | -99% |
| 1949 | 2024 | 0.000580818 | 7 | 2017 | -99% |
| 1950 | 2193 | 0.000625969 | 8 | 2185 | -99% |
| 1951 | 2355 | 0.000639299 | 10 | 2345 | -99% |
| 1952 | 2447 | 0.000644285 | 8 | 2439 | -99% |
| 1953 | 2426 | 0.000629539 | 11 | 2415 | -99% |
| 1954 | 2461 | 0.000618235 | 9 | 2452 | -99% |
| 1955 | 2458 | 0.000612199 | 10 | 2448 | -99% |
| 1956 | 2478 | 0.000601013 | 5 | 2473 | -100% |
| 1957 | 2502 | 0.000595422 | 13 | 2489 | -99% |
| 1958 | 2265 | 0.000547862 | 12 | 2253 | -99% |
| 1959 | 2341 | 0.000563184 | 9 | 2332 | -99% |
| 1960 | 2254 | 0.00054262 | 10 | 2244 | -99% |
| 1961 | 2397 | 0.000578712 | 9 | 2388 | -99% |
| 1962 | 2521 | 0.000624811 | 15 | 2506 | -99% |
| 1963 | 2365 | 0.000597474 | 15 | 2350 | -99% |
| 1964 | 2516 | 0.000647192 | 12 | 2504 | -99% |
| 1965 | 2353 | 0.000649017 | 15 | 2338 | -99% |
| 1966 | 2390 | 0.000687657 | 13 | 2377 | -99% |
| 1967 | 2524 | 0.000743472 | 18 | 2506 | -99% |
| 1968 | 3039 | 0.000899548 | 22 | 3017 | -99% |
| 1969 | 3394 | 0.000976593 | 16 | 3378 | -99% |
| 1970 | 3949 | 0.001094967 | 22 | 3927 | -99% |
| 1971 | 4277 | 0.001246109 | 27 | 4250 | -99% |
| 1972 | 4515 | 0.001436517 | 18 | 4497 | -99% |
| 1973 | 5259 | 0.001743208 | 30 | 5229 | -99% |
| 1974 | 7222 | 0.002375658 | 38 | 7184 | -99% |
| 1975 | 9591 | 0.003176487 | 47 | 9544 | -99% |
| 1976 | 10727 | 0.003535233 | 53 | 10674 | -99% |
| 1977 | 12170 | 0.003831367 | 63 | 12107 | -99% |
| 1978 | 11486 | 0.003618983 | 73 | 11413 | -99% |
| 1979 | 12593 | 0.003785136 | 79 | 12514 | -99% |
| 1980 | 13707 | 0.003979399 | 80 | 13627 | -99% |
| 1981 | 14428 | 0.004170745 | 69 | 14359 | -99% |
| 1982 | 13900 | 0.003962439 | 85 | 13815 | -99% |
| 1983 | 13380 | 0.003863394 | 96 | 13284 | -99% |
| 1984 | 13342 | 0.003824395 | 73 | 13269 | -99% |
| 1985 | 13517 | 0.003787362 | 88 | 13429 | -99% |
| 1986 | 13879 | 0.003901943 | 85 | 13794 | -99% |
| 1987 | 14963 | 0.00415006 | 73 | 14890 | -99% |
| 1988 | 15281 | 0.004135744 | 94 | 15187 | -99% |
| 1989 | 15788 | 0.004106825 | 55 | 15733 | -99% |
| 1990 | 14669 | 0.00371156 | 39 | 14630 | -99% |
| 1991 | 13909 | 0.003570908 | 31 | 13878 | -100% |
| 1992 | 13483 | 0.003510211 | 29 | 13454 | -100% |
| 1993 | 12710 | 0.003371232 | 25 | 12685 | -100% |
| 1994 | 12823 | 0.003449379 | 32 | 12791 | -100% |
| 1995 | 12742 | 0.0034795 | 23 | 12719 | -100% |
| 1996 | 13809 | 0.003786354 | 24 | 13785 | -100% |
| 1997 | 13287 | 0.00366474 | 21 | 13266 | -100% |
| 1998 | 13078 | 0.003555652 | 17 | 13061 | -100% |
| 1999 | 13693 | 0.003707075 | 27 | 13666 | -100% |
| 2000 | 14868 | 0.003933551 | 24 | 14844 | -100% |
| 2001 | 14354 | 0.003834619 | 17 | 14337 | -100% |
| 2002 | 13518 | 0.003616244 | 26 | 13492 | -100% |
| 2003 | 14104 | 0.003709611 | 22 | 14082 | -100% |
| 2004 | 13894 | 0.00363657 | 67 | 13827 | -99% |
| 2005 | 13603 | 0.003538258 | 19 | 13584 | -100% |
| 2006 | 13776 | 0.003482486 | 12 | 13764 | -100% |
| 2007 | 13297 | 0.003326531 | 17 | 13280 | -100% |
| 2008 | 12979 | 0.003302462 | 22 | 12957 | -100% |
| 2009 | 13132 | 0.003438152 | 11 | 13121 | -100% |
| 2010 | 12460 | 0.003371991 | 23 | 12437 | -100% |
| 2011 | 13101 | 0.003582295 | 24 | 13077 | -100% |
| 2012 | 12846 | 0.003513054 | 15 | 12831 | -100% |
| 2013 | 13528 | 0.003711587 | 19 | 13509 | -100% |
| 2014 | 13840 | 0.003735073 | 17 | 13823 | -100% |
| 2015 | 13747 | 0.003715557 | 18 | 13729 | -100% |
| 2016 | 14691 | 0.004005702 | 12 | 14679 | -100% |
| 2017 | 13859 | 0.00387695 | 9 | 13850 | -100% |
| 2018 | 13498 | 0.003841043 | 20 | 13478 | -100% |
| 2019 | 13042 | 0.003759811 | 13 | 13029 | -100% |
| 2020 | 12258 | 0.003672429 | 10 | 12248 | -100% |
| 2021 | 11884 | 0.003511108 | 12 | 11872 | -100% |
| 2022 | 10894 | 0.003224402 | 10 | 10884 | -100% |
| 2023 | 10180 | 0.003087425 | 8 | 10172 | -100% |