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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Benjamine

Benjamine was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 419th; the most babies were born in 1919 (35). More babies were named Benjamine in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191935 babies
Total since 1880
1,807babies recorded

Benjamine popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#6,39313
2000#5,60912
1990#2,87422
1980#2,22023
1970#2,74612
1960#2,8899
1950#2,12113
1940#1,90414
1930#2,7969
1920#1,42327
1910——
1900#1,3315
1890#6699
1880#50513

How popular is Benjamine, counting every spelling?

Benjamine has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Benjamine?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Benjamine are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 32 and 56. That makes Benjamine mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Benjamine by state

How common Benjamine was among boys born in each state in 1917–1921, around its peak. In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesVA0.04Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNC0.07South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMS0.06Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesGA0.03Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Benjamine, boys, 1917–1921. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Benjamine

How popular is the name Benjamine?

Benjamine was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 419th; the most babies were born in 1919 (35). More babies were named Benjamine in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Benjamine a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,807 boys.

Where was Benjamine most popular?

In 1917–1921, Benjamine was most common in North Carolina (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Virginia.