Masculine dossier · first seen 1884

Benjamen

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1990

Peak era

1990

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1884Peak 19902024

Peak year

1990

Decline from peak

93.9%

2024

All-time

3,680

Benjamen is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1990, when 99 boys were named Benjamen.

In 2024, only 6 boys were given the name.

Down 93.9% from its peak.

All told, about 3,680 Americans have been named Benjamen and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1884.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1990

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