Banjamin

Boy · recorded 1914–2017

  • 2017last recorded
  • 1987best year

Most popular in 1987.

Last recorded in 2017. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Banjamin.

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 29 recorded years as a table
Banjamin, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19148
19724
19743
19765
19775
19785
19794
19806
19817
19827
19839
19846
19858
19868
198715
198812
19899
19906
19915
19925
19934
19944
19956
19964
19993
20072
20153
20163
20173

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Banjamin isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2017
6
Rank in 2017
#10,775
How rare
1 in 308,492 boys
Since 1914
303

Banjamin was last recorded in 2017. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1987, at 15 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Banjamin doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.