Benjamen Name Popularity

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How popular is Benjamen?

The rare name Benjamen was the 6,039th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Benjamen, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 667, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1884.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1990 with 99 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Benjamen was less than 5, most recently in 1942.

Benjamen, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1923-1927, 1937-1940, 1949-1952, 1969-1976, and 1986-1990, whereas 2009-2015, and 2016-2017 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Benjamen popularity headed?

Benjamen's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Benjamen has been spiralling downward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Benjamen lately has dropped significantly.

The name Benjamen is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Benjamen (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		14	6,039
2017		18	5,114
2016		25	4,105
2015		13	6,360
2014		20	4,707
2013		29	3,583
2012		28	3,722
2011		46	2,629
2010		39	2,963
2009		46	2,663
2008		50	2,518
2007		42	2,816
2006		51	2,407
2005		70	1,837
2004		52	2,212
2003		64	1,846
2002		57	1,946
2001		67	1,714
2000		65	1,726
1999		60	1,724
1998		72	1,517
1997		71	1,487
1996		81	1,337
1995		61	1,550
1994		70	1,401
1993		77	1,296
1992		64	1,432
1991		60	1,467
1990		99	1,065
1989		88	1,132
1988		78	1,130
1987		73	1,122
1986		72	1,101
1985		75	1,067
1984		84	969
1983		74	1,029
1982		80	1,013
1981		85	977
1980		67	1,103
1979		71	1,045
1978		88	920
1977		88	904
1976		85	898
1975		58	1,100
1974		60	1,067
1973		43	1,254
1972		26	1,729
1971		24	1,823
1970		24	1,803
1969		17	2,054
1968		24	1,614
1967		15	2,040
1966		12	2,340
1965		10	2,634
1964		11	2,552
1963		19	1,842
1962		12	2,378
1961		16	2,071
1960		18	1,918
1959		15	2,118
1958		8	3,052
1957		14	2,197
1956		15	2,095
1955		18	1,846
1954		21	1,668
1953		18	1,839
1952		22	1,621
1951		17	1,843
1950		13	2,121
1949		8	2,814
1948		17	1,823
1947		11	2,377
1946		9	2,547
1945		13	1,935
1944		15	1,817
1943		9	2,571
1942		< 5	--
1941		8	2,671
1940		15	1,807
1939		10	2,302
1938		6	3,209
1937		5	3,570
1936		14	1,877
1935		11	2,259
1934		12	2,134
1933		9	2,560
1932		< 5	--
1931		13	2,107
1930		12	2,313
1929		6	3,592
1928		14	2,170
1927		21	1,697
1926		11	2,582
1925		12	2,451
1924		13	2,358
1923		9	2,964
1922		15	2,152
1921		17	1,988
1920		13	2,347
1919		16	1,980
1918		15	2,082
1917		12	2,294
1916		14	2,056
1915		16	1,794
1914		6	2,951
1913		8	2,106
1912		< 5	--
1911		< 5	--
1910		< 5	--
1909		< 5	--
1908		< 5	--
1907		6	1,209
1906		< 5	--
1905		< 5	--
1904		< 5	--
1903		< 5	--
1902		< 5	--
1901		< 5	--
1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		< 5	--
1895		< 5	--
1894		6	966
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		5	983
1888		5	1,049
1887		5	942
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		9	667
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.