How Many People Are Named Beniamin?
An estimated 32 people in the United States have the first name Beniamin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Beniamin peaked in popularity in 2006 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Beniamin 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 Beniamin paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Beniamin is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
32
About 1 in 10,711,073 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2006
9 births
Total Registered
33
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Beniamin
Beniamin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 33 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Beniamin as a male name
Ranked #8,069 in 2006
9 male births in 2006
Peak: 2006 (9 births)
Beniamin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Beniamin span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 18 babies were registered. Beniamin remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Beniamin by Decade
How has Beniamin 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.
Beniamin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Beniamin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Beniamin
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Beniamin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Beniamin?
We estimate approximately 32 people named Beniamin 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 10,711,073 Americans share this first name.
Is Beniamin a common name?
Beniamin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 47.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 33 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Beniamin most popular?
Beniamin reached peak popularity in 2006, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Beniamin is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Beniamin a male name?
Beniamin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Beniamin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Beniamin Smith, Beniamin Johnson, Beniamin 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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