NameTides

Ben

Ben was the #843 boys' name in the US in 2025 (292 babies), and #487 in England & Wales and #445 in Canada.

Ben as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Ben as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.06.2512.518.752518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandScotlandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Ben as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.06.2512.518.75251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#843 (292)#487 (79)#160 (28)#149 (15)#40 (121)#445 (72)—
2024#800 (314)#509 (77)#121 (40)#125 (17)#41 (132)#441 (70)—
2023#797 (311)#447 (89)#126 (39)#145 (16)#36 (147)#331 (92)—
2022#765 (330)#371 (114)#116 (48)#82 (33)#40 (149)#376 (81)—
2021#765 (327)#348 (128)#101 (59)#95 (29)#32 (185)#326 (104)—
2020#768 (313)#327 (141)#94 (61)#65 (44)#32 (171)#337 (95)—
2019#720 (339)#325 (143)#92 (66)#60 (51)#28 (217)#396 (77)—
2018#691 (351)#274 (182)#75 (88)#64 (49)#29 (234)#342 (95)—
2017#732 (327)#234 (229)#79 (80)#38 (69)#32 (204)#287 (124)—
2016#698 (354)#206 (272)#62 (107)#46 (65)#28 (250)#331 (101)—
2015#736 (331)#165 (350)#71 (103)#34 (76)#29 (265)#307 (108)—
2014#717 (336)#156 (364)#51 (130)#38 (77)#30 (252)#303 (112)—
2013#746 (310)#140 (423)#63 (114)#32 (82)#29 (253)#290 (113)—
2012#743 (311)#118 (536)#55 (127)#38 (81)#34 (232)#295 (109)—
2011#687 (344)#97 (667)#45 (173)#23 (106)#28 (294)#297 (104)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1889 at #43.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,800 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 5,800uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,400uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 700common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 550common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 200very common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ben is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,900 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 5,600 to 1 in 6,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ben by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #801WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #586MNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #448NYMassachusetts: #378MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #668INOhio: #1,111OHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: #324NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #754CAUtah: #561UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #875VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #990GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #876TXFlorida: #621FL
Ben (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#35313
Ontario2024#50324

Ben (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BenCanadaBoys#44572
BenEngland & WalesBoys#48779
BenIrelandBoys#40121
BenNorthern IrelandBoys#14915
BenNSWBoys—too few
BenScotlandBoys#16028
BenUSGirls—too few
BenUSBoys#843292