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.

Benjamine

#3,337 most common boys' name of all time · #8,119 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2018

Rank among boys
#3,337
Rank overall
#8,119 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
129 of 146
All-time
1,807
Since 2016
5
Peak year
1919 #1,190
Best rank
#428 1881
Girls Boys peak 35/yr
1880190019201940196019802000

Benjamine 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
2018 — 5 5 #12,182
2015 — 6 6 #10,658
2014 — 8 8 #8,788
2013 — 8 8 #8,803
2012 — 9 9 #8,171
2011 — 10 10 #7,510
2010 — 13 13 #6,366
2009 — 12 12 #6,807
2008 — 7 7 #9,892
2007 — 13 13 #6,272
2006 — 14 14 #5,788
2005 — 15 15 #5,281
2004 — 9 9 #7,553
2003 — 10 10 #6,727
2002 — 15 15 #4,928
2001 — 17 17 #4,480
2000 — 12 12 #5,595
1999 — 8 8 #7,152
1998 — 13 13 #4,881
1997 — 10 10 #5,654
1996 — 10 10 #5,543
1995 — 19 19 #3,433
1994 — 16 16 #3,913
1993 — 19 19 #3,373
1992 — 18 18 #3,465
1991 — 19 19 #3,231
1990 — 22 22 #2,868
1989 — 24 24 #2,617
1988 — 24 24 #2,441
1987 — 26 26 #2,221
1986 — 25 25 #2,233
1985 — 31 31 #1,871
1984 — 27 27 #1,981
1983 — 26 26 #2,021
1982 — 22 22 #2,278
1981 — 21 21 #2,340
1980 — 23 23 #2,219
1979 — 34 34 #1,674
1978 — 24 24 #2,016
1977 — 27 27 #1,861
1976 — 24 24 #2,003
1975 — 16 16 #2,545
1974 — 23 23 #1,937
1973 — 10 10 #3,239
1972 — 16 16 #2,332
1971 — 16 16 #2,370
1970 — 12 12 #2,749
1969 — 15 15 #2,223
1968 — 16 16 #2,035
1967 — 16 16 #1,976
1966 — 14 14 #2,138
1965 — 14 14 #2,185
1964 — 12 12 #2,417
1963 — 13 13 #2,307
1962 — 19 19 #1,854
1961 — 11 11 #2,548
1960 — 9 9 #2,888
1959 — 8 8 #3,049
1958 — 11 11 #2,511
1957 — 13 13 #2,285
1956 — 14 14 #2,179
1955 — 9 9 #2,773
1954 — 8 8 #2,955
1953 — 17 17 #1,906
1952 — 8 8 #2,888
1951 — 6 6 #3,382
1950 — 13 13 #2,117
1949 — 12 12 #2,235
1948 — 7 7 #3,023
1947 — 9 9 #2,690
1946 — 5 5 #3,555
1945 — 8 8 #2,592
1944 — 12 12 #2,090
1943 — 16 16 #1,837
1942 — 5 5 #3,584
1941 — 10 10 #2,351
1940 — 14 14 #1,903
1939 — 6 6 #3,129
1938 — 9 9 #2,497
1937 — 11 11 #2,204
1936 — 10 10 #2,322
1935 — 15 15 #1,850
1934 — 7 7 #2,991
1933 — 11 11 #2,226
1932 — 13 13 #2,112
1931 — 12 12 #2,217
1930 — 9 9 #2,805
1929 — 15 15 #2,016
1928 — 12 12 #2,402
1927 — 19 19 #1,805
1926 — 15 15 #2,084
1925 — 18 18 #1,873
1924 — 20 20 #1,783
1923 — 11 11 #2,634
1922 — 21 21 #1,703
1921 — 23 23 #1,595
1920 — 27 27 #1,419
1919 — 35 35 #1,190
1918 — 30 30 #1,287
1917 — 30 30 #1,241
1916 — 13 13 #2,160
1915 — 15 15 #1,890
1914 — 19 19 #1,392
1913 — 12 12 #1,589
1912 — 16 16 #1,179
1911 — 9 9 #1,207
1908 — 5 5 #1,403
1905 — 5 5 #1,258
1903 — 8 8 #859
1902 — 6 6 #1,029
1900 — 5 5 #1,336
1898 — 6 6 #1,019
1897 — 8 8 #795
1896 — 5 5 #1,124
1894 — 9 9 #744
1893 — 10 10 #668
1892 — 9 9 #756
1891 — 9 9 #656
1890 — 9 9 #686
1889 — 13 13 #535
1888 — 11 11 #621
1887 — 11 11 #564
1886 — 12 12 #551
1885 — 7 7 #780
1884 — 10 10 #622
1883 — 15 15 #468
1882 — 9 9 #659
1881 — 17 17 #428
1880 — 13 13 #506