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Boy's name · #11 in the US (2025) · Comeback
Benjamin was #21 in 1889, slipped to #155 by 1960, climbed back to #6 by 2016, and currently stands at #11. About 827,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.
Benjamin rose from #34 in 1887 to #25 in 1888 in the US rankings, the year Benjamin Harrison won the presidency.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Benjamin is especially popular in Argentina and Canada.
#1 in Argentina (2025) · #17 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #28 in New Zealand (2025) · #29 in Ecuador (2025) · #30 in Netherlands (2025) · #31 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #39 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #41 in Austria (2025) · #44 in Slovenia (2025) · #45 in Sweden (2025) · #45 in Hungary (2025) · #46 in Australia (NSW) (2025) and 15 more.
Among 6,888 notable people named Benjamin:
Lawyers & judges appear 1.7× more often than among typical names — e.g. Benjamin N. Cardozo, American judge (1870–1938).
Popular twin pairings with Benjamin include Alexander, Samuel, and William for boys, and Abigail for a girl.
About 310 boys a year are given Ben as their full name, 110 Benji, and 54 Bennie.
Similar names: Jack · Bennett · Levi · Samuel · Isaac · Elias
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