Benjamin

Benjamin was the #11 boys' name in the US in 2025 (9,762 babies), and #61 in England & Wales and #8 in Canada.

Benjamin as a boy’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear 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

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#11 (9,762)	#61 (808)	#120 (42)	#61 (37)	#83 (71)	#8 (1,091)	#46 (149)	#55 (124)
2024	#11 (9,865)	#61 (841)	#78 (66)	#76 (31)	#74 (79)	#9 (1,089)	#44 (156)	#58 (125)
2023	#11 (10,224)	#53 (1,057)	#82 (64)	#73 (34)	#71 (89)	#9 (1,144)	#43 (167)	#53 (114)
2022	#9 (10,912)	#51 (1,117)	#58 (93)	#73 (37)	#81 (76)	#8 (1,225)	#37 (180)	#34 (156)
2021	#7 (11,895)	#42 (1,423)	#64 (84)	#73 (41)	#66 (106)	#5 (1,463)	#32 (234)	#49 (133)
2020	#7 (12,264)	#40 (1,426)	#65 (80)	#71 (41)	#50 (120)	#4 (1,561)	#29 (227)	#31 (182)
2019	#7 (13,044)	#33 (1,701)	#71 (88)	#57 (52)	#75 (87)	#6 (1,528)	#35 (216)	#35 (186)
2018	#6 (13,488)	#35 (1,743)	#71 (94)	#69 (44)	#56 (124)	#5 (1,634)	#28 (246)	#29 (187)
2017	#6 (13,858)	#33 (1,927)	#55 (106)	#60 (51)	#69 (105)	#5 (1,820)	#34 (241)	#24 (211)
2016	#6 (14,686)	#33 (2,153)	#51 (128)	#55 (57)	#58 (128)	#4 (1,939)	#17 (345)	#25 (207)
2015	#10 (13,732)	#30 (2,328)	#49 (133)	#58 (57)	#58 (134)	#5 (1,846)	#19 (335)	#20 (208)
2014	#12 (13,830)	#28 (2,490)	#47 (141)	#53 (56)	#63 (134)	#5 (1,853)	#20 (326)	#20 (230)
2013	#14 (13,515)	#30 (2,532)	#53 (124)	#57 (55)	#68 (115)	#6 (1,869)	#19 (347)	#17 (256)
2012	#16 (12,835)	#32 (2,564)	#52 (138)	#64 (51)	#68 (116)	#7 (1,862)	#15 (428)	#21 (258)
2011	#19 (13,082)	#25 (2,789)	#52 (141)	#52 (67)	#74 (108)	#6 (1,879)	#13 (474)	#15 (289)

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 1981 at #32.
Holding steady over the last five years.
In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 170 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 6. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Boys	2025	about 1 in 170	very common
England & Wales	Boys	2025	about 1 in 340	common
Scotland	Boys	2025	about 1 in 470	common
Northern Ireland	Boys	2025	about 1 in 220	common
Ireland	Boys	2025	about 1 in 330	common
Canada	Boys	2025	about 1 in 150	very common

Next year

On its recent trend, Benjamin is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 190 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 180 to 1 in 200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Benjamin (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

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Ontario	2024	#7	482
Quebec	2025	#21	281

Benjamin (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.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Benjamin	Canada	Girls	—	too few
Benjamin	Canada	Boys	#8	1,091
Benjamin	England & Wales	Boys	#61	808
Benjamin	Ireland	Boys	#83	71
Benjamin	Northern Ireland	Boys	#61	37
Benjamin	NSW	Boys	#46	149
Benjamin	Scotland	Boys	#120	42
Benjamin	US	Girls	#10,917	8
Benjamin	US	Boys	#11	9,762
Benjamin	VIC	Boys	#55	124