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 | 0.002496237 | 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 | 0.002607915 | 781 | -100% | |
| 1889 | 760 | 0.002630249 | 760 | -100% | |
| 1890 | 537 | 0.00178168 | 537 | -100% | |
| 1891 | 461 | 0.001608115 | 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 | 0.001061721 | 405 | -100% | |
| 1899 | 335 | 0.000987522 | 335 | -100% | |
| 1900 | 450 | 0.00099942 | 450 | -100% | |
| 1901 | 343 | 0.000991868 | 343 | -100% | |
| 1902 | 374 | 0.000967078 | 374 | -100% | |
| 1903 | 324 | 0.000849943 | 324 | -100% | |
| 1904 | 358 | 0.00088727 | 358 | -100% | |
| 1905 | 379 | 0.000894026 | 379 | -100% | |
| 1906 | 352 | 0.000821564 | 352 | -100% | |
| 1907 | 460 | 0.000988414 | 460 | -100% | |
| 1908 | 480 | 0.000982294 | 480 | -100% | |
| 1909 | 489 | 0.000956528 | 489 | -100% | |
| 1910 | 536 | 0.00090738 | 536 | -100% | |
| 1911 | 690 | 0.001070965 | 690 | -100% | |
| 1912 | 1272 | 0.001287371 | 1272 | -100% | |
| 1913 | 1466 | 0.001289232 | 1466 | -100% | |
| 1914 | 1828 | 0.001290645 | 5 | 1823 | -99% |
| 1915 | 2248 | 0.001226786 | 7 | 2241 | -99% |
| 1916 | 2191 | 0.00113264 | 5 | 2186 | -100% |
| 1917 | 2391 | 0.001191476 | 5 | 2386 | -100% |
| 1918 | 2431 | 0.001119704 | 2431 | -100% | |
| 1919 | 2289 | 0.001084705 | 10 | 2279 | -99% |
| 1920 | 2315 | 0.001023137 | 6 | 2309 | -99% |
| 1921 | 2421 | 0.001037051 | 9 | 2412 | -99% |
| 1922 | 2385 | 0.001041871 | 8 | 2377 | -99% |
| 1923 | 2322 | 0.001008472 | 5 | 2317 | -100% |
| 1924 | 2226 | 0.000934658 | 5 | 2221 | -100% |
| 1925 | 2077 | 0.000890148 | 8 | 2069 | -99% |
| 1926 | 1911 | 0.000832355 | 13 | 1898 | -99% |
| 1927 | 1932 | 0.00083299 | 7 | 1925 | -99% |
| 1928 | 1821 | 0.000805431 | 16 | 1805 | -98% |
| 1929 | 1712 | 0.000780962 | 17 | 1695 | -98% |
| 1930 | 1602 | 0.000720557 | 8 | 1594 | -99% |
| 1931 | 1566 | 0.000744173 | 8 | 1558 | -99% |
| 1932 | 1552 | 0.000735105 | 12 | 1540 | -98% |
| 1933 | 1421 | 0.00071071 | 10 | 1411 | -99% |
| 1934 | 1490 | 0.000717462 | 7 | 1483 | -99% |
| 1935 | 1416 | 0.000677571 | 7 | 1409 | -99% |
| 1936 | 1354 | 0.000651737 | 1354 | -100% | |
| 1937 | 1428 | 0.000670226 | 6 | 1422 | -99% |
| 1938 | 1424 | 0.000643598 | 8 | 1416 | -99% |
| 1939 | 1428 | 0.000648088 | 5 | 1423 | -99% |
| 1940 | 1452 | 0.000630592 | 6 | 1446 | -99% |
| 1941 | 1586 | 0.000650976 | 8 | 1578 | -99% |
| 1942 | 1691 | 0.000619023 | 1691 | -100% | |
| 1943 | 1731 | 0.000613285 | 12 | 1719 | -99% |
| 1944 | 1630 | 0.000605946 | 8 | 1622 | -99% |
| 1945 | 1570 | 0.000591817 | 8 | 1562 | -99% |
| 1946 | 1662 | 0.000520147 | 7 | 1655 | -99% |
| 1947 | 1939 | 0.000538279 | 7 | 1932 | -99% |
| 1948 | 1966 | 0.000569446 | 5 | 1961 | -99% |
| 1949 | 2025 | 0.00058111 | 7 | 2018 | -99% |
| 1950 | 2194 | 0.000626248 | 8 | 2186 | -99% |
| 1951 | 2354 | 0.00063902 | 10 | 2344 | -99% |
| 1952 | 2447 | 0.000644281 | 8 | 2439 | -99% |
| 1953 | 2425 | 0.00062928 | 11 | 2414 | -99% |
| 1954 | 2462 | 0.000618483 | 9 | 2453 | -99% |
| 1955 | 2458 | 0.000612194 | 10 | 2448 | -99% |
| 1956 | 2477 | 0.000600764 | 5 | 2472 | -100% |
| 1957 | 2506 | 0.000596313 | 13 | 2493 | -99% |
| 1958 | 2264 | 0.000547817 | 12 | 2252 | -99% |
| 1959 | 2340 | 0.000562944 | 9 | 2331 | -99% |
| 1960 | 2255 | 0.000542812 | 10 | 2245 | -99% |
| 1961 | 2395 | 0.000578373 | 9 | 2386 | -99% |
| 1962 | 2523 | 0.000625271 | 15 | 2508 | -99% |
| 1963 | 2363 | 0.00059693 | 15 | 2348 | -99% |
| 1964 | 2518 | 0.000647688 | 12 | 2506 | -99% |
| 1965 | 2353 | 0.000648992 | 15 | 2338 | -99% |
| 1966 | 2390 | 0.000687645 | 13 | 2377 | -99% |
| 1967 | 2525 | 0.000743739 | 18 | 2507 | -99% |
| 1968 | 3040 | 0.000899792 | 22 | 3018 | -99% |
| 1969 | 3395 | 0.000976797 | 16 | 3379 | -99% |
| 1970 | 3951 | 0.001095422 | 22 | 3929 | -99% |
| 1971 | 4277 | 0.001246037 | 27 | 4250 | -99% |
| 1972 | 4520 | 0.001437971 | 18 | 4502 | -99% |
| 1973 | 5260 | 0.001743384 | 30 | 5230 | -99% |
| 1974 | 7222 | 0.002375497 | 38 | 7184 | -99% |
| 1975 | 9594 | 0.003177105 | 47 | 9547 | -99% |
| 1976 | 10728 | 0.003535187 | 53 | 10675 | -99% |
| 1977 | 12174 | 0.003832275 | 63 | 12111 | -99% |
| 1978 | 11485 | 0.003618245 | 73 | 11412 | -99% |
| 1979 | 12595 | 0.003785337 | 79 | 12516 | -99% |
| 1980 | 13713 | 0.003980738 | 80 | 13633 | -99% |
| 1981 | 14427 | 0.00417015 | 69 | 14358 | -99% |
| 1982 | 13907 | 0.003964164 | 85 | 13822 | -99% |
| 1983 | 13386 | 0.003864944 | 96 | 13290 | -99% |
| 1984 | 13342 | 0.003824308 | 73 | 13269 | -99% |
| 1985 | 13517 | 0.003787321 | 88 | 13429 | -99% |
| 1986 | 13884 | 0.003903343 | 85 | 13799 | -99% |
| 1987 | 14963 | 0.004150119 | 73 | 14890 | -99% |
| 1988 | 15281 | 0.004135858 | 94 | 15187 | -99% |
| 1989 | 15788 | 0.004106856 | 55 | 15733 | -99% |
| 1990 | 14667 | 0.003711186 | 39 | 14628 | -99% |
| 1991 | 13906 | 0.003570229 | 31 | 13875 | -100% |
| 1992 | 13483 | 0.003510317 | 29 | 13454 | -100% |
| 1993 | 12704 | 0.003369777 | 25 | 12679 | -100% |
| 1994 | 12824 | 0.003449764 | 32 | 12792 | -100% |
| 1995 | 12741 | 0.003479354 | 23 | 12718 | -100% |
| 1996 | 13807 | 0.003785936 | 24 | 13783 | -100% |
| 1997 | 13288 | 0.003665121 | 21 | 13267 | -100% |
| 1998 | 13078 | 0.003555755 | 17 | 13061 | -100% |
| 1999 | 13692 | 0.003706936 | 27 | 13665 | -100% |
| 2000 | 14868 | 0.003933731 | 24 | 14844 | -100% |
| 2001 | 14354 | 0.003834795 | 17 | 14337 | -100% |
| 2002 | 13516 | 0.003616037 | 26 | 13490 | -100% |
| 2003 | 14102 | 0.003709335 | 22 | 14080 | -100% |
| 2004 | 13892 | 0.003636308 | 67 | 13825 | -99% |
| 2005 | 13601 | 0.003538088 | 19 | 13582 | -100% |
| 2006 | 13774 | 0.003482401 | 12 | 13762 | -100% |
| 2007 | 13297 | 0.003327038 | 17 | 13280 | -100% |
| 2008 | 12978 | 0.003302771 | 22 | 12956 | -100% |
| 2009 | 13131 | 0.003438494 | 11 | 13120 | -100% |
| 2010 | 12457 | 0.003371835 | 23 | 12434 | -100% |
| 2011 | 13100 | 0.003582848 | 24 | 13076 | -100% |
| 2012 | 12845 | 0.003513678 | 15 | 12830 | -100% |
| 2013 | 13525 | 0.003711935 | 19 | 13506 | -100% |
| 2014 | 13837 | 0.003735504 | 17 | 13820 | -100% |
| 2015 | 13745 | 0.003716484 | 18 | 13727 | -100% |
| 2016 | 14685 | 0.004005881 | 12 | 14673 | -100% |
| 2017 | 13856 | 0.003878236 | 9 | 13847 | -100% |
| 2018 | 13493 | 0.003842244 | 20 | 13473 | -100% |
| 2019 | 13032 | 0.003760148 | 13 | 13019 | -100% |
| 2020 | 12244 | 0.003672486 | 10 | 12234 | -100% |
| 2021 | 11871 | 0.003512428 | 12 | 11859 | -100% |
| 2022 | 10852 | 0.003227941 | 10 | 10842 | -100% |