Ben is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1918 and has since faded.
Ben is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #843 for boy births in the United States (and #1,727 across all names), given to 292 babies. Ben first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1918 (1,276 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 292 | 292 | — | #843 |
| 2024 | 314 | 314 | — | #800 |
| 2023 | 311 | 311 | — | #797 |
| 2022 | 330 | 330 | — | #765 |
| 2021 | 327 | 327 | — | #765 |
| 2020 | 313 | 313 | — | #768 |
| 2019 | 339 | 339 | — | #720 |
| 2018 | 351 | 351 | — | #692 |
| 2017 | 327 | 327 | — | #732 |
| 2016 | 354 | 354 | — | #698 |
| 2015 | 331 | 331 | — | #736 |
| 2014 | 336 | 336 | — | #718 |
| 2013 | 310 | 310 | — | #746 |
| 2012 | 311 | 311 | — | #743 |
| 2011 | 344 | 344 | — | #687 |
| 2010 | 337 | 337 | — | #692 |
| 2009 | 389 | 389 | — | #644 |
| 2008 | 405 | 405 | — | #613 |
| 2007 | 409 | 409 | — | #611 |
| 2006 | 455 | 455 | — | #551 |
| 2005 | 447 | 447 | — | #541 |
| 2004 | 454 | 454 | — | #526 |
| 2003 | 440 | 440 | — | #528 |
| 2002 | 408 | 408 | — | #542 |
| 2001 | 394 | 399 | — | #546 |
| 2000 | 376 | 376 | — | #559 |
| 1999 | 391 | 391 | — | #532 |
| 1998 | 353 | 353 | — | #559 |
| 1997 | 372 | — | — | #534 |
| 1996 | 315 | — | — | #578 |
| 1995 | 322 | — | — | #569 |
| 1994 | 292 | — | — | #613 |
| 1993 | 333 | — | — | #556 |
| 1992 | 358 | — | — | #535 |
| 1991 | 352 | — | — | #540 |
| 1990 | 367 | — | — | #515 |
| 1989 | 437 | — | — | #450 |
| 1988 | 430 | — | — | #435 |
| 1987 | 426 | — | — | #424 |
| 1986 | 431 | — | — | #411 |
| 1985 | 428 | — | — | #411 |
| 1984 | 444 | — | — | #386 |
| 1983 | 431 | — | — | #386 |
| 1982 | 443 | — | #8,315 | #387 |
| 1981 | 529 | — | #8,205 | #344 |
| 1980 | 523 | — | #10,544 | #349 |
| 1979 | 557 | — | #7,379 | #333 |
| 1978 | 577 | — | #9,903 | #311 |
| 1977 | 626 | — | — | #307 |
| 1976 | 590 | — | — | #303 |
| 1975 | 608 | — | #9,201 | #307 |
| 1974 | 541 | — | — | #325 |
| 1973 | 540 | — | #8,536 | #324 |
| 1972 | 597 | — | #7,350 | #310 |
| 1971 | 578 | — | — | #322 |
| 1970 | 620 | — | — | #316 |
| 1969 | 578 | — | — | #320 |
| 1968 | 630 | — | — | #299 |
| 1967 | 553 | — | — | #317 |
| 1966 | 683 | — | — | #282 |
| 1965 | 732 | — | #6,612 | #276 |
| 1964 | 875 | — | #6,846 | #260 |
| 1963 | 945 | — | — | #249 |
| 1962 | 1,051 | — | #5,338 | #238 |
| 1961 | 942 | — | #4,919 | #257 |
| 1960 | 960 | — | #5,755 | #257 |
| 1959 | 942 | — | #4,321 | #261 |
| 1958 | 878 | — | — | #261 |
| 1957 | 855 | — | — | #258 |
| 1956 | 739 | — | — | #268 |
| 1955 | 735 | — | — | #253 |
| 1954 | 759 | — | #5,194 | #256 |
| 1953 | 746 | — | — | #251 |
| 1952 | 723 | — | #5,618 | #255 |
| 1951 | 693 | — | #4,886 | #255 |
| 1950 | 726 | — | #5,359 | #250 |
| 1949 | 770 | — | #3,639 | #234 |
| 1948 | 874 | — | — | #214 |
| 1947 | 887 | — | — | #215 |
| 1946 | 819 | — | — | #210 |
| 1945 | 722 | — | #4,607 | #201 |
| 1944 | 753 | — | — | #199 |
| 1943 | 840 | — | #4,749 | #192 |
| 1942 | 852 | — | — | #186 |
| 1941 | 772 | — | #4,467 | #190 |
| 1940 | 814 | — | — | #178 |
| 1939 | 717 | — | #3,162 | #189 |
| 1938 | 851 | — | #4,398 | #172 |
| 1937 | 819 | — | #4,307 | #175 |
| 1936 | 821 | — | #3,737 | #169 |
| 1935 | 904 | — | #2,315 | #161 |
| 1934 | 840 | — | #2,944 | #169 |
| 1933 | 880 | — | #2,416 | #163 |
| 1932 | 965 | — | — | #156 |
| 1931 | 919 | — | #3,522 | #163 |
| 1930 | 995 | — | #3,383 | #154 |
| 1929 | 971 | — | #2,319 | #159 |
| 1928 | 1,002 | — | #2,294 | #156 |
| 1927 | 1,027 | — | #2,266 | #156 |
| 1926 | 1,027 | — | #2,484 | #155 |
| 1925 | 1,058 | — | #2,203 | #153 |
| 1924 | 1,184 | — | #2,528 | #141 |
| 1923 | 1,061 | — | #2,745 | #148 |
| 1922 | 1,129 | — | #3,402 | #139 |
| 1921 | 1,133 | — | #3,435 | #139 |
| 1920 | 1,154 | — | #2,276 | #137 |
| 1919 | 1,229 | — | #2,400 | #126 |
| 1918 | 1,293 | — | #2,112 | #128 |
| 1917 | 1,148 | — | #1,779 | #129 |
| 1916 | 1,206 | — | #2,145 | #119 |
| 1915 | 1,271 | — | #3,167 | #113 |
| 1914 | 1,015 | — | #2,286 | #110 |
| 1913 | 815 | — | #2,860 | #108 |
| 1912 | 738 | — | #2,394 | #102 |
| 1911 | 474 | — | #1,981 | #86 |
| 1910 | 454 | — | — | #79 |
| 1909 | 358 | — | — | #84 |
| 1908 | 353 | — | — | #78 |
| 1907 | 314 | — | — | #82 |
| 1906 | 285 | — | — | #82 |
| 1905 | 290 | — | — | #84 |
| 1904 | 288 | — | #1,676 | #83 |
| 1903 | 259 | — | — | #81 |
| 1902 | 273 | — | — | #79 |
| 1901 | 259 | — | — | #73 |
| 1900 | 355 | — | — | #73 |
| 1899 | 259 | — | — | #73 |
| 1898 | 310 | — | — | #69 |
| 1897 | 298 | — | #1,272 | #65 |
| 1896 | 299 | — | — | #69 |
| 1895 | 324 | — | — | #63 |
| 1894 | 326 | — | — | #62 |
| 1893 | 321 | — | — | #62 |
| 1892 | 361 | — | — | #60 |
| 1891 | 302 | — | — | #61 |
| 1890 | 363 | — | — | #54 |
| 1889 | 460 | — | #1,037 | #43 |
| 1888 | 463 | — | — | #47 |
| 1887 | 305 | — | — | #58 |
| 1886 | 335 | — | — | #56 |
| 1885 | 292 | — | — | #62 |
| 1884 | 367 | — | — | #52 |
| 1883 | 306 | — | — | #56 |
| 1882 | 334 | — | — | #55 |
| 1881 | 289 | — | — | #56 |
| 1880 | 305 | — | — | #58 |