boy's name

Benjaman

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 2,056

Benjaman is a boy's name. In 2020 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1977, when 44 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Benjaman over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Benjaman by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 115
1890s 77
1900s 47
1910s 209
1920s 317
1930s 161
1940s 114
1950s 157
1960s 86
1970s 220
1980s 250
1990s 157
2000s 92
2010s 17
2020s (to 2020) 5

How popular is Benjaman?

In 2020, Benjaman was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Benjaman is used

England & Wales #4,819 3 in 2006
United States #13,039 5 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Benjaman

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Benjaman also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Benjaman over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Benjaman

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Benjaman — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Benjaman

How popular is the name Benjaman?

In 2020, Benjaman was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Benjaman a girl's or a boy's name?

Benjaman is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Benjaman most popular?

Benjaman peaked in 1977, when 44 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.