How Many People Are Named Benjamine?
people named Benjamine are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 344,541 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,807 babies named Benjamine in Social Security records from 1880 to 2018, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
35 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French feminine form of BENJAMIN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Benjamine in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Benjamine alive today is about 44 years old, and 58% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 31 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Benjamine first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1919, to 35 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2018.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2018
🏆 Rank History
Benjamine has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #419, in 1881.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #419 (1881) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,239 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Benjamine alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Benjamine were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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