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How popular is the name Benjamin?
Births per year, rank history and how many Benjamins are alive today.
Benjamin (male) is currently the 61st most popular boys' name in England and Wales, with 841 babies given the name in 2024. The name peaked in 1984, when around 6,200 babies were given the name, the 16th most popular that year. Benjamin's popularity is double-peaked: popular in the early 1900s, having dropped out of the top 100 in between, and stronger still at its peak in the 2000s. Numbers have been falling in recent years. At least 100,000 babies have been named Benjamin in England and Wales since 1904. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Benjamin include Ben.
The Benjamin you are most likely to meet is around 41 years old. Half of all Benjamins born in England and Wales are between 25 and 51, and there are at least 260,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 58% chance that at least one of them will be called Benjamin.
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Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Benjamin most popular?
Benjamin peaked in 1984, when around 6,200 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Benjamin?
At least 260,000 people named Benjamin born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Benjamin?
Most living Benjamins are between 25 and 51; the most common age is about 41.
Is Benjamin becoming more or less popular?
Reviving: it has returned to the top 100 after time away.