Is Benjamen a boy or girl name?
Benjamen was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,680 US babies named Benjamen were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,079
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Benjamen since 1884
- 3,680
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 99 babies
Boys and girls named Benjamen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 87 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 131 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 92 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 105 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 161 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 154 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 567 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 776 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 715 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 565 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 246 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 45 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,079 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,936 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,593 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,369 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,156 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,453 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,072 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,125 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 26 | #4,002 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,371 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,715 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,589 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,722 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 46 | #2,630 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 39 | #2,964 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 46 | #2,665 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 50 | #2,520 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,817 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 51 | #2,407 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 70 | #1,840 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 52 | #2,212 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 57 | #1,947 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 67 | #1,714 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 65 | #1,726 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 60 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 72 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 71 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 81 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 61 | #1,551 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 70 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 77 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 64 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 60 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 99 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 88 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 78 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 73 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 72 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 75 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 84 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 74 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 80 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 85 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 67 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 71 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 88 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 88 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 85 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 58 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 60 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 43 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 26 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 24 | #1,825 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,800 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,054 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 24 | #1,614 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,039 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,340 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,635 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,553 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 19 | #1,843 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,382 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,071 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 18 | #1,915 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,117 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,055 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 14 | #2,195 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,097 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 18 | #1,848 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 21 | #1,670 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 18 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 22 | #1,621 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 17 | #1,842 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,120 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,815 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 17 | #1,823 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 11 | #2,376 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,548 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,935 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 15 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,573 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,675 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,301 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,209 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,570 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,258 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,134 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,559 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,107 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 12 | #2,311 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,593 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,169 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 21 | #1,696 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,582 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,451 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,360 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 9 | #2,963 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,152 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 17 | #1,988 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,347 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 16 | #1,980 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,082 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,294 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,056 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,794 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,951 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,106 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 9 | #667 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Benjamen reached #667 in 1884. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Benjamen
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.