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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 NamePopul. 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.