boy's name
Banjamin
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Births on record 303
Banjamin is a boy's name. In 2017 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1987, when 28 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
Banjamin over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1970s | 43 |
| 1980s | 162 |
| 1990s | 71 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 17 |
How popular is Banjamin?
In 2017, Banjamin was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Banjamin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Sibling names for Banjamin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Banjamin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Banjamin
How popular is the name Banjamin?
In 2017, Banjamin was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Banjamin a girl's or a boy's name?
Banjamin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Banjamin most popular?
Banjamin peaked in 1987, when 28 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.