How Many People Are Named Benji?
An estimated 2,105 people in the United States have the first name Benji. It is predominantly male (97.1%). The average bearer is 28 years old, and Benji peaked in popularity in 1975 with 176 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Benji 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 Benji paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Benji is overwhelmingly male, 63 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
2,105
About 1 in 162,829 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.1% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1975
176 births
Total Registered
2,205
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Benji
Benji is predominantly male (97.1%), though 63 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Benji as a male name
Ranked #1,627 in 2024
104 male births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (168 births)
Benji as a female name
Ranked #15,554 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1975 (8 births)
Benji: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Benji span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 602 babies were registered. Benji remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Benji by Decade
How has Benji 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.
Benji by State
Birth registrations for Benji span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Utah, Oregon, Maryland. On average, about 28 Benjis were registered per state.
Benji + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Benji as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Benji
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Benji: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Benji?
We estimate approximately 2,105 people named Benji 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 162,829 Americans share this first name.
Is Benji a common name?
Benji is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,205 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Benji most popular?
Benji reached peak popularity in 1975, when 176 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Benji is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Benji a male name?
Benji is predominantly male. 97.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Benji Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Benji Smith, Benji Johnson, Benji 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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