How Many People Are Named Banjamin?
An estimated 286 people in the United States have the first name Banjamin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Banjamin peaked in popularity in 1987 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Banjamin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Banjamin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
286
About 1 in 1,198,442 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1987
28 births
Total Registered
303
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Banjamin
Banjamin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 303 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Banjamin as a male name
Ranked #10,933 in 2017
6 male births in 2017
Peak: 1987 (28 births)
Banjamin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Banjamin span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 162 babies were registered. Banjamin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Banjamin by Decade
How has Banjamin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Banjamin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Banjamin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Banjamin
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Banjamin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Banjamin?
We estimate approximately 286 people named Banjamin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,198,442 Americans share this first name.
Is Banjamin a common name?
Banjamin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 303 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Banjamin most popular?
Banjamin reached peak popularity in 1987, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Banjamin is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Banjamin a male name?
Banjamin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Banjamin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Banjamin Smith, Banjamin Johnson, Banjamin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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