How Many People Are Named Benjamen?
An estimated 3,144 people in the United States have the first name Benjamen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Benjamen peaked in popularity in 1990 with 99 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benjamen 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 Benjamen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,144
About 1 in 109,019 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1990
99 births
Total Registered
3,680
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benjamen
Benjamen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,680 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Benjamen as a male name
Ranked #11,079 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (99 births)
Benjamen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benjamen span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 776 babies were registered. Benjamen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Benjamen by Decade
How has Benjamen 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.
Benjamen by State
Birth registrations for Benjamen span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, Colorado, Washington. On average, about 34 Benjamens were registered per state.
Benjamen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Benjamen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Benjamen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benjamen?
We estimate approximately 3,144 people named Benjamen 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 109,019 Americans share this first name.
Is Benjamen a common name?
Benjamen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,680 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benjamen most popular?
Benjamen reached peak popularity in 1990, when 99 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benjamen is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benjamen a male name?
Benjamen is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benjamen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benjamen Smith, Benjamen Johnson, Benjamen 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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