The baby name Benjamin appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 2016 with 18,629 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Benjamin has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 711 |
| 1911 | 756 |
| 1912 | 1,524 |
| 1913 | 1,631 |
| 1914 | 2,046 |
| 1915 | 2,564 |
| 1916 | 2,602 |
| 1917 | 2,912 |
| 1918 | 3,020 |
| 1919 | 2,780 |
| 1920 | 2,853 |
| 1921 | 3,027 |
| 1922 | 2,995 |
| 1923 | 2,876 |
| 1924 | 2,752 |
| 1925 | 2,609 |
| 1926 | 2,471 |
| 1927 | 2,360 |
| 1928 | 2,240 |
| 1929 | 2,132 |
| 1930 | 2,306 |
| 1931 | 2,109 |
| 1932 | 1,832 |
| 1933 | 1,742 |
| 1934 | 1,774 |
| 1935 | 1,741 |
| 1936 | 1,600 |
| 1937 | 1,735 |
| 1938 | 1,609 |
| 1939 | 1,639 |
| 1940 | 1,803 |
| 1941 | 1,980 |
| 1942 | 2,118 |
| 1943 | 2,124 |
| 1944 | 1,962 |
| 1945 | 1,947 |
| 1946 | 1,902 |
| 1947 | 2,523 |
| 1948 | 2,565 |
| 1949 | 2,682 |
| 1950 | 2,839 |
| 1951 | 2,908 |
| 1952 | 2,989 |
| 1953 | 3,347 |
| 1954 | 2,986 |
| 1955 | 3,368 |
| 1956 | 3,251 |
| 1957 | 3,167 |
| 1958 | 2,813 |
| 1959 | 2,783 |
| 1960 | 2,665 |
| 1961 | 2,776 |
| 1962 | 3,065 |
| 1963 | 2,955 |
| 1964 | 2,912 |
| 1965 | 2,908 |
| 1966 | 2,744 |
| 1967 | 2,923 |
| 1968 | 3,528 |
| 1969 | 3,920 |
| 1970 | 4,368 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1971 | 4,785 |
| 1972 | 5,124 |
| 1973 | 6,018 |
| 1974 | 8,311 |
| 1975 | 11,118 |
| 1976 | 10 |
| 1976 | 12,364 |
| 1977 | 10 |
| 1977 | 15,654 |
| 1978 | 6 |
| 1978 | 13,933 |
| 1979 | 11 |
| 1979 | 15,057 |
| 1980 | 22 |
| 1980 | 16,791 |
| 1981 | 31 |
| 1981 | 15,983 |
| 1982 | 22 |
| 1982 | 15,229 |
| 1983 | 20 |
| 1983 | 15,323 |
| 1984 | 26 |
| 1984 | 14,641 |
| 1985 | 42 |
| 1985 | 13,975 |
| 1986 | 17 |
| 1986 | 16,559 |
| 1987 | 45 |
| 1987 | 16,577 |
| 1988 | 38 |
| 1988 | 16,964 |
| 1989 | 15 |
| 1989 | 17,470 |
| 1990 | 15,722 |
| 1991 | 14,881 |
| 1992 | 15,679 |
| 1993 | 15,003 |
| 1994 | 15,246 |
| 1995 | 14,945 |
| 1996 | 15,946 |
| 1997 | 14,929 |
| 1998 | 14,771 |
| 1999 | 15,751 |
| 2000 | 16,552 |
| 2001 | 15,720 |
| 2002 | 15,471 |
| 2003 | 15,618 |
| 2004 | 44 |
| 2004 | 16,015 |
| 2005 | 10 |
| 2005 | 15,981 |
| 2006 | 16,264 |
| 2007 | 14,569 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2008 | 14,471 |
| 2009 | 15,023 |
| 2010 | 13,464 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2011 | 14,473 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2012 | 14,853 |
| 2013 | 15,662 |
| 2014 | 15,297 |
| 2015 | 16,904 |
| 2016 | 18,629 |
| 2017 | 18,172 |
| 2018 | 16,610 |
| 2019 | 15,798 |
| 2020 | 11,534 |
| 2021 | 13,131 |
| 2022 | 11,781 |
| 2023 | 10,913 |
| 2024 | 10,201 |