How Many People Are Named Bengamin?
An estimated 24 people in the United States have the first name Bengamin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Bengamin peaked in popularity in 1922 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bengamin 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 Bengamin paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bengamin is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
24
About 1 in 14,281,431 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1922
7 births
Total Registered
46
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bengamin
Bengamin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 46 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bengamin as a male name
Ranked #8,550 in 2002
7 male births in 2002
Peak: 1922 (7 births)
Bengamin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bengamin span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 18 babies were registered. While Bengamin is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bengamin by Decade
How has Bengamin 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.
Bengamin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bengamin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bengamin
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bengamin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bengamin?
We estimate approximately 24 people named Bengamin 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 14,281,431 Americans share this first name.
Is Bengamin a common name?
Bengamin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 46 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bengamin most popular?
Bengamin reached peak popularity in 1922, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bengamin is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bengamin a male name?
Bengamin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bengamin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bengamin Smith, Bengamin Johnson, Bengamin 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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