How Many People Are Named Ben?
people named Ben are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 8,796 people in the US has this name
Based on 85,816 babies named Ben in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,293 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Ben (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ben alive today is about 47 years old, and 38% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 27 and 66 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ben first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 1,293 babies. In 2025, 292 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ben never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #43, in 1889, and it was in the top 100 for 32 years, 1880 to 1911. In 2025 it ranked #843.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #843 |
| Best rank | #43 (1889) |
| Years in the top 100 | 32 (1880 to 1911) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #151 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ben alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ben were born in California than in any other state: about 4,151 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ben was given 2.7 times as often in New Mexico, 2.3 times in Mississippi and 2.2 times in South Carolina.
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