Over the past 110 years, 471 girls and 746 767 boys have been named Benjamin. The name Benjamin ranks 5021th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Benjamin in 1963. The peak of popularity of the name Benjamin came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.