Ben Popularity by Year
Follow Ben across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Ben birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 292 | #843 | Down 43 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 314 | #800 | Down 3 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 311 | #797 | Down 32 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 330 | #765 | No rank change |
| 2021 | Boys | 327 | #765 | Up 3 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 313 | #768 | Down 48 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 339 | #720 | Down 29 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 351 | #691 | Up 41 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 327 | #732 | Down 34 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 354 | #698 | Up 38 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 331 | #736 | Down 19 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 336 | #717 | Up 29 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 310 | #746 | Down 3 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 311 | #743 | Down 56 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 344 | #687 | Up 5 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 337 | #692 | Down 48 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 389 | #644 | Down 31 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 405 | #613 | Down 2 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 409 | #611 | Down 60 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 455 | #551 | Down 10 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 447 | #541 | Down 16 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 454 | #525 | Up 3 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 440 | #528 | Up 14 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 408 | #542 | Up 4 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 394 | #546 | Up 13 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 376 | #559 | Down 27 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 391 | #532 | Up 27 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 353 | #559 | Down 25 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 372 | #534 | Up 44 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 315 | #578 | Down 9 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 322 | #569 | Up 44 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 292 | #613 | Down 57 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 333 | #556 | Down 21 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 358 | #535 | Up 5 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 352 | #540 | Down 25 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 367 | #515 | Down 65 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 437 | #450 | Down 15 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 430 | #435 | Down 11 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 426 | #424 | Down 13 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 431 | #411 | No rank change |
| 1985 | Boys | 428 | #411 | Down 25 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 444 | #386 | No rank change |
| 1983 | Boys | 431 | #386 | Up 1 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 436 | #387 | Down 43 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 7 | #8,224 | Down 96 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 522 | #344 | Up 5 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 7 | #8,128 | Up 2,264 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 518 | #349 | Down 16 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 5 | #10,392 | Down 3,079 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 549 | #333 | Down 22 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 8 | #7,313 | Up 2,437 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 572 | #311 | Down 4 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 5 | #9,750 | Down 683 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 626 | #307 | Down 4 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 590 | #303 | Up 4 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 603 | #307 | Up 18 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 5 | #9,067 | Down 644 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 541 | #325 | Down 1 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 535 | #324 | Down 15 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 5 | #8,423 | Down 1,131 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 591 | #309 | Up 13 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 6 | #7,292 | Down 753 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 578 | #322 | Down 6 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 620 | #316 | Up 4 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 578 | #320 | Down 21 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 630 | #299 | Up 18 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 553 | #317 | Down 35 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 683 | #282 | Down 6 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 727 | #276 | Down 16 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 5 | #6,539 | Up 228 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 870 | #260 | Down 11 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 5 | #6,767 | Down 1,474 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 945 | #249 | Down 11 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 1,044 | #238 | Up 19 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 7 | #5,293 | Down 411 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 934 | #257 | No rank change |
| 1961 | Girls | 8 | #4,882 | Up 814 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 954 | #257 | Up 4 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 6 | #5,696 | Down 1,396 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 933 | #261 | No rank change |
| 1959 | Girls | 9 | #4,300 | Up 848 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 878 | #261 | Down 3 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 855 | #258 | Up 10 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 739 | #268 | Down 15 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 735 | #253 | Up 3 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 753 | #256 | Down 5 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 6 | #5,148 | Up 415 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 746 | #251 | Up 4 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 718 | #255 | No rank change |
| 1952 | Girls | 5 | #5,563 | Down 730 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 687 | #255 | Down 5 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 6 | #4,833 | Up 468 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 721 | #250 | Down 16 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 5 | #5,301 | Down 1,689 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 761 | #234 | Down 20 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 9 | #3,612 | Up 944 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 874 | #214 | Up 1 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 887 | #215 | Down 5 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 819 | #210 | Down 9 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 717 | #201 | Down 2 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 5 | #4,556 | Up 135 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 753 | #199 | Down 7 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 835 | #192 | Down 6 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 5 | #4,691 | Down 271 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 852 | #186 | Up 4 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 767 | #190 | Down 12 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 5 | #4,420 | Down 1,275 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 814 | #178 | Up 11 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 709 | #189 | Down 17 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 8 | #3,145 | Up 1,197 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 846 | #172 | Up 3 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 5 | #4,342 | Down 87 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 814 | #175 | Down 6 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 5 | #4,255 | Down 554 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 815 | #169 | Down 8 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 6 | #3,701 | Down 1,396 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 891 | #161 | Up 8 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 13 | #2,305 | Up 618 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 831 | #169 | Down 6 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 9 | #2,923 | Down 519 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 868 | #163 | Down 7 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 12 | #2,404 | Up 1,093 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 965 | #156 | Up 7 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 912 | #163 | Down 9 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 7 | #3,497 | Down 152 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 987 | #154 | Up 5 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 8 | #3,345 | Down 1,044 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 957 | #159 | Down 3 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 14 | #2,301 | Down 17 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 987 | #156 | No rank change |
| 1928 | Girls | 15 | #2,284 | Down 28 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 1,011 | #156 | Down 1 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 16 | #2,256 | Up 218 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 1,013 | #155 | Down 2 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 14 | #2,474 | Down 283 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 1,041 | #153 | Down 12 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 17 | #2,191 | Up 323 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 1,170 | #141 | Up 7 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 14 | #2,514 | Up 218 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 1,049 | #148 | Down 9 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 12 | #2,732 | Up 647 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 1,120 | #139 | No rank change |
| 1922 | Girls | 9 | #3,379 | Up 21 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 1,124 | #139 | Down 2 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 9 | #3,400 | Down 1,137 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 1,138 | #137 | Down 11 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 16 | #2,263 | Up 121 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 1,215 | #126 | Up 2 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 14 | #2,384 | Down 282 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 1,276 | #128 | Up 1 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 17 | #2,102 | Down 329 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 1,128 | #129 | Down 10 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 20 | #1,773 | Up 360 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 1,191 | #119 | Down 6 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 15 | #2,133 | Up 1,001 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 1,263 | #113 | Down 3 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 8 | #3,134 | Down 869 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 1,005 | #110 | Down 2 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 10 | #2,265 | Up 562 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 809 | #108 | Down 6 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 6 | #2,827 | Down 467 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 731 | #102 | Down 16 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 7 | #2,360 | Down 404 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 467 | #86 | Down 7 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 7 | #1,956 | Down 297 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 454 | #79 | Up 5 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 358 | #84 | Down 6 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 353 | #78 | Up 4 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 314 | #82 | No rank change |
| 1906 | Boys | 285 | #82 | Up 2 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 290 | #84 | Down 1 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 282 | #83 | Down 2 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 6 | #1,659 | Down 396 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 259 | #81 | Down 2 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 273 | #79 | Down 6 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 259 | #73 | No rank change |
| 1900 | Boys | 355 | #73 | No rank change |
| 1899 | Boys | 259 | #73 | Down 4 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 310 | #69 | Down 4 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 291 | #65 | Up 4 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 7 | #1,263 | Down 238 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 299 | #69 | Down 6 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 324 | #63 | Down 1 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 326 | #62 | No rank change |
| 1893 | Boys | 321 | #62 | Down 2 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 361 | #60 | Up 1 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 302 | #61 | Down 7 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 363 | #54 | Down 11 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 453 | #43 | Up 4 places |
| 1889 | Girls | 7 | #1,025 | — |
| 1888 | Boys | 463 | #47 | Up 11 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 305 | #58 | Down 2 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 335 | #56 | Up 6 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 292 | #62 | Down 10 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 367 | #52 | Up 4 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 306 | #56 | Down 1 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 334 | #55 | Up 1 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 289 | #56 | Up 2 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 305 | #58 | — |