Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Benjaman

#3,111 most common boys' name of all time · #7,551 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2020

Rank among boys
#3,111
Rank overall
#7,551 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
128 of 146
All-time
2,024
Since 2016
5
Peak year
1977 #1,369
Best rank
#396 1888
Girls Boys peak 44/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Benjaman is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2020 — 5 5 #12,046
2013 — 5 5 #12,154
2012 — 6 6 #10,785
2010 — 6 6 #10,786
2009 — 5 5 #12,521
2008 — 7 7 #9,893
2007 — 8 8 #8,927
2006 — 6 6 #10,685
2005 — 11 11 #6,642
2004 — 8 8 #8,159
2003 — 9 9 #7,260
2002 — 11 11 #6,096
2001 — 15 15 #4,893
2000 — 12 12 #5,596
1999 — 16 16 #4,345
1998 — 13 13 #4,883
1997 — 13 13 #4,675
1996 — 16 16 #4,027
1995 — 17 17 #3,697
1994 — 9 9 #5,881
1993 — 16 16 #3,826
1992 — 16 16 #3,759
1991 — 20 20 #3,115
1990 — 21 21 #2,957
1989 — 24 24 #2,618
1988 — 23 23 #2,514
1987 — 32 32 #1,940
1986 — 23 23 #2,368
1985 — 15 15 #3,075
1984 — 23 23 #2,237
1983 — 30 30 #1,825
1982 — 28 28 #1,939
1981 — 22 22 #2,272
1980 — 30 30 #1,860
1979 — 18 18 #2,570
1978 — 26 26 #1,914
1977 — 44 44 #1,369
1976 — 29 29 #1,749
1975 — 38 38 #1,430
1974 — 18 18 #2,282
1973 — 9 9 #3,452
1972 — 14 14 #2,544
1971 — 13 13 #2,689
1970 — 11 11 #2,903
1969 — 10 10 #2,878
1967 — 8 8 #3,002
1966 — 8 8 #3,004
1965 — 8 8 #3,001
1964 — 9 9 #2,869
1963 — 6 6 #3,669
1962 — 12 12 #2,377
1961 — 11 11 #2,549
1960 — 14 14 #2,218
1959 — 9 9 #2,833
1958 — 10 10 #2,652
1957 — 14 14 #2,194
1956 — 17 17 #1,951
1955 — 20 20 #1,733
1954 — 16 16 #1,964
1953 — 22 22 #1,637
1952 — 18 18 #1,812
1951 — 17 17 #1,843
1950 — 14 14 #2,030
1949 — 12 12 #2,236
1948 — 10 10 #2,458
1947 — 15 15 #1,992
1946 — 14 14 #1,959
1945 — 10 10 #2,256
1944 — 9 9 #2,484
1943 — 15 15 #1,916
1942 — 8 8 #2,728
1941 — 11 11 #2,219
1940 — 10 10 #2,340
1939 — 9 9 #2,461
1938 — 23 23 #1,401
1937 — 13 13 #2,004
1936 — 11 11 #2,197
1935 — 15 15 #1,851
1934 — 12 12 #2,128
1933 — 14 14 #1,919
1932 — 20 20 #1,587
1931 — 17 17 #1,780
1930 — 27 27 #1,403
1929 — 32 32 #1,241
1928 — 19 19 #1,766
1927 — 24 24 #1,564
1926 — 41 41 #1,109
1925 — 35 35 #1,204
1924 — 37 37 #1,189
1923 — 32 32 #1,276
1922 — 35 35 #1,225
1921 — 25 25 #1,510
1920 — 37 37 #1,183
1919 — 33 33 #1,234
1918 — 35 35 #1,175
1917 — 33 33 #1,181
1916 — 17 17 #1,776
1915 — 21 21 #1,510
1914 — 24 24 #1,189
1913 — 16 16 #1,320
1912 — 14 14 #1,276
1911 — 11 11 #1,062
1910 — 5 5 #1,612
1909 — 6 6 #1,295
1908 — 9 9 #960
1905 — 6 6 #1,115
1904 — 8 8 #894
1903 — 5 5 #1,156
1902 — 6 6 #1,030
1900 — 7 7 #1,069
1899 — 7 7 #872
1898 — 12 12 #646
1897 — 7 7 #870
1895 — 7 7 #896
1894 — 10 10 #689
1893 — 6 6 #931
1892 — 12 12 #615
1891 — 5 5 #989
1890 — 11 11 #615
1889 — 12 12 #563
1888 — 23 23 #396
1887 — 13 13 #503
1885 — 15 15 #491
1884 — 7 7 #777
1883 — 11 11 #573
1882 — 12 12 #559
1881 — 10 10 #570
1880 — 12 12 #535