Benjimen Popularity by Year
Follow Benjimen across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Benjimen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Boys | 5 | #12,145 | Up 11 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 5 | #12,156 | Down 2,588 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 7 | #9,568 | Down 1,410 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 9 | #8,158 | Down 79 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 9 | #8,079 | Up 4,152 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 5 | #12,231 | Down 4,995 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 11 | #7,236 | Up 1,088 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 9 | #8,324 | Down 151 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 9 | #8,173 | Up 2,489 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 6 | #10,662 | Down 1,547 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 7 | #9,115 | Up 833 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 6 | #9,948 | Down 1,492 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 7 | #8,456 | Down 247 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 7 | #8,209 | Up 1,703 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 5 | #9,912 | Down 1,802 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 6 | #8,110 | Down 139 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 6 | #7,971 | Down 333 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 6 | #7,638 | Down 367 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 6 | #7,271 | Down 330 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 6 | #6,941 | Down 515 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 6 | #6,426 | Down 337 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 6 | #6,089 | Up 226 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 5 | #6,315 | Down 696 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 6 | #5,619 | Down 1,124 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 8 | #4,495 | Up 1,561 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 5 | #6,056 | Down 284 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 5 | #5,772 | Down 649 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 6 | #5,123 | Down 1,111 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 8 | #4,012 | Down 584 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 10 | #3,428 | Up 1,799 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 5 | #5,227 | Down 1,194 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 5 | #4,033 | Down 832 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 7 | #3,201 | Down 670 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 10 | #2,531 | Up 1,137 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 5 | #3,668 | Down 150 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 5 | #3,518 | Down 371 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 6 | #3,147 | Up 498 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 5 | #3,645 | Down 356 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 7 | #3,289 | Up 419 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 6 | #3,708 | Down 758 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 9 | #2,950 | Down 73 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 9 | #2,877 | Up 1,104 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 5 | #3,981 | — |