How Many People Are Named Bejamin?
An estimated 437 people in the United States have the first name Bejamin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Bejamin peaked in popularity in 1986 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bejamin 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 Bejamin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
437
About 1 in 784,335 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1986
29 births
Total Registered
457
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bejamin
Bejamin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 457 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bejamin as a male name
Ranked #7,827 in 2022
10 male births in 2022
Peak: 1986 (29 births)
Bejamin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bejamin span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 198 babies were registered. Bejamin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bejamin by Decade
How has Bejamin 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.
Bejamin by State
Bejamin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bejamin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bejamin
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Bejamin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bejamin?
We estimate approximately 437 people named Bejamin 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 784,335 Americans share this first name.
Is Bejamin a common name?
Bejamin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 457 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bejamin most popular?
Bejamin reached peak popularity in 1986, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bejamin is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bejamin a male name?
Bejamin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bejamin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bejamin Smith, Bejamin Johnson, Bejamin 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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