Benjamin is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #11 in 2025.
Benjamin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11 among boys (9,762) and #11,099 among girls (8) — overall #18 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,770 | 9,779 | #11,099 | #11 |
| 2024 | 9,871 | 9,881 | #13,741 | #11 |
| 2023 | 10,232 | 10,239 | #11,349 | #11 |
| 2022 | 10,922 | 10,929 | #9,798 | #9 |
| 2021 | 11,907 | 11,913 | #8,558 | #7 |
| 2020 | 12,274 | 12,279 | #9,662 | #7 |
| 2019 | 13,058 | 13,065 | #7,801 | #7 |
| 2018 | 13,508 | 13,521 | #6,050 | #6 |
| 2017 | 13,867 | 13,873 | #10,829 | #6 |
| 2016 | 14,698 | 14,703 | #8,981 | #6 |
| 2015 | 13,750 | 13,760 | #6,764 | #10 |
| 2014 | 13,847 | 13,861 | #7,037 | #12 |
| 2013 | 13,534 | 13,550 | #6,511 | #14 |
| 2012 | 12,850 | 12,875 | #7,870 | #16 |
| 2011 | 13,106 | 13,122 | #5,572 | #19 |
| 2010 | 12,462 | 12,489 | #5,805 | #22 |
| 2009 | 13,134 | 13,156 | #10,081 | #19 |
| 2008 | 12,980 | 12,999 | #6,159 | #25 |
| 2007 | 13,299 | 13,321 | #7,439 | #26 |
| 2006 | 13,778 | 13,796 | #9,381 | #24 |
| 2005 | 13,605 | 13,634 | #6,304 | #25 |
| 2004 | 13,899 | 13,935 | #2,509 | #25 |
| 2003 | 14,108 | 14,139 | #5,447 | #24 |
| 2002 | 13,518 | 13,538 | #4,653 | #27 |
| 2001 | 14,356 | 14,387 | #6,368 | #27 |
| 2000 | 14,869 | 14,905 | #4,811 | #26 |
| 1999 | 13,693 | 13,725 | #4,213 | #29 |
| 1998 | 13,078 | 13,123 | #5,841 | #30 |
| 1997 | 13,287 | — | #4,847 | #29 |
| 1996 | 13,808 | — | #4,322 | #29 |
| 1995 | 12,743 | — | #4,362 | #31 |
| 1994 | 12,823 | — | #3,457 | #31 |
| 1993 | 12,711 | — | #4,109 | #32 |
| 1992 | 13,484 | — | #3,695 | #33 |
| 1991 | 13,908 | — | #3,454 | #33 |
| 1990 | 14,672 | — | #2,907 | #33 |
| 1989 | 15,788 | — | #2,197 | #29 |
| 1988 | 15,281 | — | #1,456 | #30 |
| 1987 | 14,965 | — | #1,663 | #28 |
| 1986 | 13,878 | — | #1,474 | #30 |
| 1985 | 13,511 | — | #1,432 | #31 |
| 1984 | 13,339 | — | #1,552 | #30 |
| 1983 | 13,381 | — | #1,278 | #32 |
| 1982 | 13,890 | — | #1,429 | #33 |
| 1981 | 14,429 | — | #1,664 | #32 |
| 1980 | 13,702 | — | #1,494 | #32 |
| 1979 | 12,591 | — | #1,497 | #33 |
| 1978 | 11,487 | — | #1,523 | #34 |
| 1977 | 12,169 | — | #1,663 | #29 |
| 1976 | 10,725 | — | #1,778 | #32 |
| 1975 | 9,591 | — | #1,910 | #36 |
| 1974 | 7,221 | — | #2,136 | #46 |
| 1973 | 5,256 | — | #2,462 | #55 |
| 1972 | 4,516 | — | #3,408 | #64 |
| 1971 | 4,278 | — | #2,666 | #69 |
| 1970 | 3,948 | — | #3,038 | #81 |
| 1969 | 3,395 | — | #3,473 | #91 |
| 1968 | 3,039 | — | #2,715 | #99 |
| 1967 | 2,522 | — | #2,972 | #119 |
| 1966 | 2,390 | — | #3,570 | #130 |
| 1965 | 2,352 | — | #3,275 | #133 |
| 1964 | 2,515 | — | #3,888 | #131 |
| 1963 | 2,363 | — | #3,349 | #144 |
| 1962 | 2,522 | — | #3,300 | #140 |
| 1961 | 2,397 | — | #4,563 | #146 |
| 1960 | 2,258 | — | #4,466 | #155 |
| 1959 | 2,340 | — | #4,322 | #150 |
| 1958 | 2,269 | — | #3,559 | #150 |
| 1957 | 2,502 | — | #3,326 | #138 |
| 1956 | 2,477 | — | #6,022 | #131 |
| 1955 | 2,459 | — | #3,799 | #132 |
| 1954 | 2,461 | — | #3,997 | #132 |
| 1953 | 2,424 | — | #3,498 | #128 |
| 1952 | 2,448 | — | #4,152 | #122 |
| 1951 | 2,355 | — | #3,506 | #123 |
| 1950 | 2,193 | — | #3,986 | #123 |
| 1949 | 2,023 | — | #4,275 | #135 |
| 1948 | 1,968 | — | #5,303 | #139 |
| 1947 | 1,938 | — | #4,381 | #144 |
| 1946 | 1,662 | — | #4,026 | #146 |
| 1945 | 1,570 | — | #3,410 | #140 |
| 1944 | 1,630 | — | #3,403 | #130 |
| 1943 | 1,731 | — | #2,714 | #130 |
| 1942 | 1,692 | — | — | #129 |
| 1941 | 1,586 | — | #3,273 | #124 |
| 1940 | 1,452 | — | #3,904 | #128 |
| 1939 | 1,428 | — | #4,313 | #124 |
| 1938 | 1,424 | — | #3,202 | #125 |
| 1937 | 1,428 | — | #3,847 | #119 |
| 1936 | 1,354 | — | — | #123 |
| 1935 | 1,416 | — | #3,454 | #123 |
| 1934 | 1,490 | — | #3,481 | #117 |
| 1933 | 1,423 | — | #2,704 | #118 |
| 1932 | 1,551 | — | #2,508 | #115 |
| 1931 | 1,568 | — | #3,251 | #113 |
| 1930 | 1,602 | — | #3,384 | #115 |
| 1929 | 1,712 | — | #2,016 | #107 |
| 1928 | 1,821 | — | #2,199 | #106 |
| 1927 | 1,932 | — | #3,906 | #101 |
| 1926 | 1,911 | — | #2,583 | #98 |
| 1925 | 2,077 | — | #3,697 | #93 |
| 1924 | 2,226 | — | #5,153 | #89 |
| 1923 | 2,321 | — | #5,046 | #86 |
| 1922 | 2,386 | — | #3,697 | #82 |
| 1921 | 2,421 | — | #3,436 | #82 |
| 1920 | 2,315 | — | #4,443 | #83 |
| 1919 | 2,289 | — | #3,029 | #79 |
| 1918 | 2,431 | — | — | #79 |
| 1917 | 2,391 | — | #4,668 | #76 |
| 1916 | 2,191 | — | #4,492 | #79 |
| 1915 | 2,248 | — | #3,470 | #71 |
| 1914 | 1,828 | — | #3,683 | #70 |
| 1913 | 1,466 | — | — | #70 |
| 1912 | 1,272 | — | — | #67 |
| 1911 | 690 | — | — | #64 |
| 1910 | 536 | — | — | #70 |
| 1909 | 489 | — | — | #63 |
| 1908 | 480 | — | — | #63 |
| 1907 | 460 | — | — | #64 |
| 1906 | 352 | — | — | #71 |
| 1905 | 379 | — | — | #68 |
| 1904 | 358 | — | — | #68 |
| 1903 | 324 | — | — | #69 |
| 1902 | 374 | — | — | #61 |
| 1901 | 343 | — | — | #56 |
| 1900 | 450 | — | — | #57 |
| 1899 | 335 | — | — | #57 |
| 1898 | 405 | — | — | #55 |
| 1897 | 378 | — | — | #54 |
| 1896 | 416 | — | — | #51 |
| 1895 | 452 | — | — | #48 |
| 1894 | 469 | — | — | #44 |
| 1893 | 482 | — | — | #42 |
| 1892 | 525 | — | — | #42 |
| 1891 | 461 | — | — | #41 |
| 1890 | 537 | — | — | #37 |
| 1889 | 760 | — | — | #21 |
| 1888 | 781 | — | — | #25 |
| 1887 | 473 | — | — | #34 |
| 1886 | 463 | — | — | #39 |
| 1885 | 464 | — | — | #38 |
| 1884 | 509 | — | — | #38 |
| 1883 | 508 | — | — | #31 |
| 1882 | 478 | — | — | #34 |
| 1881 | 481 | — | — | #31 |
| 1880 | 490 | — | — | #32 |