Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Benjamine

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1919

Peak era

1919

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19192025

Quick answers about Benjamine

An estimated 1,019 living Americans are named Benjamine.

Benjamine fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Benjamine is approximately 44 years, with most bearers falling between 32 and 57 years old.

Not especially. Benjamine has been declining since its 1919 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1919

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,807

Benjamine last appeared in SSA records in 2018. Across its recorded history, about 1,807 American boys received the name.

Benjamine peaked in 1919, when 35 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,807 Americans named Benjamine since 1880.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1919

Living profile

1,019

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age44

Core range32–57

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.