Banjamin
#9,553 most common boys' name of all time · #24,191 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1914–2017
Rank among boys
#9,553
Rank overall
#24,191 of 105,966
First appeared
1914
Years on the list
29 of 146
All-time
303
Since 2016
12
Peak year
1987 #2,135
Best rank
#2,135 1987
Girls
Boys
peak 28/yr
Banjamin first appears in 1914. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2016 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,864 |
| 2015 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,222 |
| 2007 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,522 |
| 1999 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,074 |
| 1996 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,239 |
| 1995 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,185 |
| 1994 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,061 |
| 1993 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,311 |
| 1992 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,727 |
| 1991 | — | 11 | 11 | #4,830 |
| 1990 | — | 13 | 13 | #4,221 |
| 1989 | — | 19 | 19 | #3,129 |
| 1988 | — | 23 | 23 | #2,543 |
| 1987 | — | 28 | 28 | #2,135 |
| 1986 | — | 15 | 15 | #3,168 |
| 1985 | — | 14 | 14 | #3,270 |
| 1984 | — | 10 | 10 | #3,994 |
| 1983 | — | 17 | 17 | #2,712 |
| 1982 | — | 13 | 13 | #3,338 |
| 1981 | — | 13 | 13 | #3,277 |
| 1980 | — | 10 | 10 | #3,917 |
| 1979 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,958 |
| 1978 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,258 |
| 1977 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,263 |
| 1976 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,119 |
| 1974 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,394 |
| 1972 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,098 |
| 1914 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,542 |