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.

Benjiman

#1,920 most common boys' name of all time · #4,638 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,920
Rank overall
#4,638 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
4,307
Since 2016
145
Peak year
1921 #687
Best rank
#235 1888
Girls Boys peak 89/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Benjiman 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
2025 — 11 11 #7,198
2024 — 7 7 #9,903
2023 — 10 10 #7,740
2022 — 13 13 #6,484
2021 — 15 15 #5,777
2020 — 18 18 #5,042
2019 — 19 19 #4,954
2018 — 17 17 #5,320
2017 — 17 17 #5,300
2016 — 18 18 #5,126
2015 — 23 23 #4,298
2014 — 21 21 #4,541
2013 — 29 29 #3,582
2012 — 19 19 #4,863
2011 — 34 34 #3,235
2010 — 23 23 #4,244
2009 — 29 29 #3,639
2008 — 26 26 #3,922
2007 — 28 28 #3,689
2006 — 16 16 #5,307
2005 — 15 15 #5,279
2004 — 23 23 #3,861
2003 — 21 21 #3,977
2002 — 26 26 #3,350
2001 — 22 22 #3,725
2000 — 24 24 #3,423
1999 — 35 35 #2,511
1998 — 21 21 #3,489
1997 — 29 29 #2,681
1996 — 24 24 #3,024
1995 — 24 24 #2,925
1994 — 25 25 #2,851
1993 — 24 24 #2,869
1992 — 18 18 #3,462
1991 — 40 40 #1,919
1990 — 24 24 #2,697
1989 — 44 44 #1,735
1988 — 40 40 #1,732
1987 — 43 43 #1,613
1986 — 26 26 #2,164
1985 — 38 38 #1,644
1984 — 32 32 #1,766
1983 — 43 43 #1,450
1982 — 29 29 #1,890
1981 — 32 32 #1,769
1980 — 51 51 #1,314
1979 — 45 45 #1,390
1978 — 51 51 #1,258
1977 — 53 53 #1,213
1976 — 43 43 #1,347
1975 — 71 71 #972
1974 — 28 28 #1,693
1973 — 18 18 #2,218
1972 — 19 19 #2,086
1971 — 30 30 #1,600
1970 — 14 14 #2,515
1969 — 24 24 #1,682
1968 — 13 13 #2,320
1967 — 12 12 #2,362
1966 — 11 11 #2,472
1965 — 18 18 #1,858
1964 — 26 26 #1,549
1963 — 21 21 #1,750
1962 — 23 23 #1,673
1961 — 22 22 #1,734
1960 — 26 26 #1,583
1959 — 25 25 #1,590
1958 — 24 24 #1,594
1957 — 33 33 #1,365
1956 — 31 31 #1,387
1955 — 21 21 #1,688
1954 — 24 24 #1,564
1953 — 16 16 #1,964
1952 — 26 26 #1,488
1951 — 25 25 #1,494
1950 — 17 17 #1,820
1949 — 28 28 #1,382
1948 — 23 23 #1,521
1947 — 21 21 #1,649
1946 — 19 19 #1,645
1945 — 15 15 #1,780
1944 — 18 18 #1,633
1943 — 21 21 #1,531
1942 — 32 32 #1,230
1941 — 31 31 #1,191
1940 — 26 26 #1,312
1939 — 16 16 #1,721
1938 — 31 31 #1,174
1937 — 38 38 #1,034
1936 — 33 33 #1,144
1935 — 32 32 #1,171
1934 — 33 33 #1,150
1933 — 33 33 #1,144
1932 — 44 44 #995
1931 — 43 43 #1,016
1930 — 47 47 #990
1929 — 50 50 #952
1928 — 49 49 #980
1927 — 50 50 #992
1926 — 60 60 #857
1925 — 68 68 #802
1924 — 78 78 #752
1923 — 58 58 #896
1922 — 74 74 #766
1921 — 89 89 #687
1920 — 60 60 #888
1919 — 78 78 #717
1918 — 72 72 #764
1917 — 63 63 #794
1916 — 66 66 #751
1915 — 53 53 #847
1914 — 46 46 #780
1913 — 29 29 #915
1912 — 28 28 #838
1911 — 19 19 #733
1910 — 13 13 #872
1909 — 14 14 #763
1908 — 10 10 #888
1907 — 13 13 #741
1906 — 13 13 #683
1905 — 9 9 #848
1904 — 10 10 #766
1903 — 16 16 #555
1902 — 10 10 #751
1901 — 15 15 #510
1900 — 23 23 #478
1899 — 11 11 #627
1898 — 16 16 #525
1897 — 19 19 #442
1896 — 22 22 #420
1895 — 18 18 #479
1894 — 18 18 #466
1893 — 17 17 #450
1892 — 31 31 #336
1891 — 29 29 #313
1890 — 34 34 #297
1889 — 30 30 #319
1888 — 56 56 #235
1887 — 16 16 #422
1886 — 23 23 #358
1885 — 26 26 #337
1884 — 32 32 #309
1883 — 29 29 #307
1882 — 35 35 #291
1881 — 21 21 #364
1880 — 28 28 #321