Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Benjamin

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1989

Peak rank proxy

15,733

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19892024

Peak year

1989

Decline from peak

37.6%

2024

9,814

All-time

816,962

Benjamin 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 1989, when 15,733 boys were named Benjamin.

In 2024, only 9,814 boys were given the name.

Down 37.6% from its peak.

All told, about 816,962 Americans have been named Benjamin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationMillennial

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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