Is Ben a boy or girl name?
Ben is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 313 boys were named Ben, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 85,516 US babies named Ben were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #801
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ben since 1880
- 85,516
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 1,293 babies
Boys and girls named Ben, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,449 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 1890s | 3,156 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 1900s | 3,028 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 1910s | 9,539 | 104 | 1.1% |
| 1920s | 10,610 | 136 | 1.3% |
| 1930s | 8,638 | 73 | 0.8% |
| 1940s | 8,078 | 24 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 7,765 | 31 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 7,919 | 31 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 5,805 | 29 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 4,503 | 19 | 0.4% |
| 1990s | 3,454 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 4,174 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 3,338 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,593 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 313 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 311 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 329 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 327 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 313 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 339 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 350 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 327 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 354 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 330 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 336 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 310 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 311 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 344 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 337 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 388 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 405 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 409 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 455 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 446 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 453 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 440 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 408 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 394 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 376 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 390 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 353 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 372 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 315 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 322 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 292 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 333 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 358 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 352 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 367 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 437 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 430 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 426 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 431 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 428 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 444 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 431 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 436 | #387 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1981 | 522 | #344 | 7 | #8,205 |
| 1980 | 518 | #349 | 5 | #10,546 |
| 1979 | 549 | #333 | 8 | #7,380 |
| 1978 | 572 | #311 | 5 | #9,903 |
| 1977 | 626 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 590 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 603 | #307 | 5 | #9,202 |
| 1974 | 541 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 535 | #324 | 5 | #8,536 |
| 1972 | 591 | #310 | 6 | #7,349 |
| 1971 | 578 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 620 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 578 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 630 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 553 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 683 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 727 | #276 | 5 | #6,612 |
| 1964 | 870 | #260 | 5 | #6,846 |
| 1963 | 945 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 1,044 | #238 | 7 | #5,338 |
| 1961 | 934 | #257 | 8 | #4,918 |
| 1960 | 955 | #257 | 6 | #5,754 |
| 1959 | 932 | #261 | 9 | #4,321 |
| 1958 | 878 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 856 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 739 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 735 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 753 | #256 | 6 | #5,194 |
| 1953 | 746 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 719 | #255 | 5 | #5,618 |
| 1951 | 686 | #255 | 6 | #4,886 |
| 1950 | 721 | #250 | 5 | #5,359 |
| 1949 | 761 | #234 | 9 | #3,638 |
| 1948 | 874 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 887 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 819 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 717 | #201 | 5 | #4,607 |
| 1944 | 752 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 835 | #192 | 5 | #4,749 |
| 1942 | 852 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 767 | #190 | 5 | #4,468 |
| 1940 | 814 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 709 | #189 | 8 | #3,163 |
| 1938 | 846 | #172 | 5 | #4,398 |
| 1937 | 814 | #175 | 5 | #4,307 |
| 1936 | 815 | #169 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 1935 | 891 | #161 | 13 | #2,315 |
| 1934 | 831 | #169 | 9 | #2,944 |
| 1933 | 868 | #163 | 12 | #2,416 |
| 1932 | 965 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 912 | #163 | 7 | #3,522 |
| 1930 | 987 | #154 | 8 | #3,383 |
| 1929 | 957 | #159 | 14 | #2,319 |
| 1928 | 987 | #156 | 15 | #2,294 |
| 1927 | 1,011 | #156 | 16 | #2,266 |
| 1926 | 1,013 | #155 | 14 | #2,484 |
| 1925 | 1,041 | #153 | 17 | #2,203 |
| 1924 | 1,170 | #141 | 14 | #2,528 |
| 1923 | 1,049 | #148 | 12 | #2,745 |
| 1922 | 1,120 | #139 | 9 | #3,402 |
| 1921 | 1,124 | #139 | 9 | #3,435 |
| 1920 | 1,138 | #137 | 16 | #2,276 |
| 1919 | 1,215 | #126 | 14 | #2,400 |
| 1918 | 1,276 | #128 | 17 | #2,112 |
| 1917 | 1,128 | #129 | 20 | #1,779 |
| 1916 | 1,191 | #119 | 15 | #2,145 |
| 1915 | 1,263 | #113 | 8 | #3,167 |
| 1914 | 1,005 | #110 | 10 | #2,286 |
| 1913 | 809 | #108 | 6 | #2,860 |
| 1912 | 731 | #102 | 7 | #2,394 |
| 1911 | 467 | #86 | 7 | #1,981 |
| 1910 | 454 | #79 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 358 | #84 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 353 | #78 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 314 | #82 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 285 | #82 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 290 | #84 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 282 | #83 | 6 | #1,676 |
| 1903 | 259 | #81 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 273 | #79 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 259 | #73 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 355 | #73 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 259 | #73 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 310 | #69 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 291 | #65 | 7 | #1,272 |
| 1896 | 299 | #69 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 324 | #63 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 326 | #62 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 321 | #62 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 361 | #60 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 302 | #61 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 363 | #54 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 453 | #43 | 7 | #1,037 |
| 1888 | 463 | #47 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 305 | #58 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 335 | #56 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 292 | #62 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 367 | #52 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 306 | #56 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 334 | #55 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 289 | #56 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 305 | #58 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ben reached #43 in 1889. As a girl name, it reached #1,037 in 1889. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ben
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.