Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Ben

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ben
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1918

Peak rank proxy

1,276

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19182024

Peak year

1918

Decline from peak

75.5%

2024

313

All-time

85,049

Ben has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1918, when 1,276 boys were named Ben.

In 2024, only 313 boys were given the name.

Down 75.5% from its peak.

All told, about 85,049 Americans have been named Ben and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

Curious about the history of Ben? Browse books about the name Ben on Amazon.