Is Benji a boy or girl name?
Benji is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 104 boys were named Benji, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.9% of the 2,205 US babies named Benji were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,627
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Benji since 1952
- 2,205
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 176 babies
Boys and girls named Benji, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64 | 6 | 8.6% |
| 1960s | 150 | 5 | 3.2% |
| 1970s | 566 | 36 | 6% |
| 1980s | 157 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 87 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 137 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 454 | 5 | 1.1% |
| 2020s | 527 | 11 | 2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 104 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 108 | #1,606 | 5 | #15,554 |
| 2022 | 130 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 82 | #1,869 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 103 | #1,579 | 6 | #13,718 |
| 2019 | 76 | #1,940 | 5 | #15,904 |
| 2018 | 73 | #1,993 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 66 | #2,093 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 49 | #2,558 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 55 | #2,359 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 44 | #2,713 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,590 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,881 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,837 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,114 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,943 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,105 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,228 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,333 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,063 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,218 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,305 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,763 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,603 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,602 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,071 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,371 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,232 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,559 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,468 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,910 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,393 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,902 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,557 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,437 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,035 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,725 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,014 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,393 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,621 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,970 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,933 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,987 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 33 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 40 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 42 | #1,437 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 64 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 82 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 96 | #850 | 6 | #8,257 |
| 1975 | 168 | #623 | 8 | #6,547 |
| 1974 | 53 | #1,124 | 6 | #7,779 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,319 | 6 | #7,513 |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,976 | 5 | #8,398 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,988 | 5 | #8,436 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,747 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,138 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,898 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,791 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,141 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 17 | #1,921 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 16 | #2,045 | 5 | #6,849 |
| 1963 | 18 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 17 | #1,972 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,725 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,133 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,118 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 21 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,596 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,642 | 6 | #5,357 |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,930 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,123 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Benji reached #623 in 1975. As a girl name, it reached #5,357 in 1956. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Benji
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.