Benyamin
Boy name · #3414 in 2025 · Uniqueness 74/100
Benyamin is currently the #3414 boy name in the United States — 34 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3431, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 52,941 boys born in 2025 was named Benyamin.
The 51-year story
Benyamin first appears in the Social Security records in 1974, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 45 babies and a rank of #2805. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Benyamin per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Benyamin in class?
Benyamin scores 74 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Benyamin will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Benyamin is most common
State-level data for Benyamin is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Benyamin
Statistically, parents drawn to Benyamin tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Binyamin, Binyomin, Emin, Armin, and Bentzion.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Benyamin | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #3379 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3455 |
| 2023 | 45 | #2805 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3053 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4936 |
| 2020 | 31 | #3497 |
| 2019 | 36 | #3201 |
| 2018 | 36 | #3171 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3678 |
| 2016 | 39 | #2993 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3431 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3617 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4621 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4686 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4356 |
| 2010 | 25 | #3994 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4922 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4395 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4493 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7427 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6634 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5492 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3976 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5131 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6013 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Benyamin a popular boy name?
Benyamin ranked #3414 among boys in 2025 with 34 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3431.
When was the name Benyamin most popular?
Benyamin peaked in 2023, when 45 American boys received the name (ranked #2805 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Benyamin?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 52,941 newborn American boys was named Benyamin. It scores 74/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.