Banjamin

BAN-juh-mihn /ˈbændʒɐˌmɪn/
boy 3 syllables fading

Banjamin is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Banjamin is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2017. Banjamin was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1987 (28 births).

About the name Banjamin

PronunciationBAN-juh-mihn /ˈbændʒɐˌmɪn/
28peak births 1987
1914first in SSA data

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How popular is Banjamin?

Boys named Banjamin
1914192019401960198020002017
Boys named Banjamin per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–2017 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2017) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Banjamin total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201766#10,934
201666#10,898
201555#12,288
200755#12,568
199955#10,059
19967—#7,211
199511—#5,155
19947—#7,037
19938—#6,278
19929—#5,694
199111—#4,785
199013—#4,188
198919—#3,102
198823—#2,519
198728—#2,119
198615—#3,144
198514—#3,231
198410—#3,944
198317—#2,684
198213—#3,306
198113—#3,236
198010—#3,868
19797—#4,887
19788—#4,183
19778—#4,207
19768—#4,038
19745—#5,280
19727—#4,003
19145—#3,300