Masculine dossier · first seen 1952

Benji

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

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1975

Peak rank proxy

168

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1952Peak 19752024

Peak year

1975

Decline from peak

38.1%

2024

104

All-time

2,142

Benji is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1975, when 168 boys were named Benji.

In 2024, only 104 boys were given the name.

All told, about 2,142 Americans have been named Benji and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1952.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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