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Benji

Benji holds the #1341 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 142 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1579 in 2020 to #1341 today. Its strongest year on record was 1975 (#622 nationally, 168 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1952. The name's biggest fan base is in Massachusetts (#555 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1341
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#622
in 1975 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
142
boys named Benji

Benji popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.006%0.009%0.012%18801900192019401960198020002020#622 in 1975
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1975

Where Benji is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025NH—Washington: #898 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#898Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025NY—Massachusetts: #555 (8 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MA#555Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025IA—Illinois: #1280 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1280Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025IN—Ohio: #750 (11 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)OH#750Pennsylvania: #846 (9 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)PA#846New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025CT—California: #957 (23 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#957Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1144 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1144South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Benji in 2025HI—Texas: #1555 (11 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1555Florida: #1831 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1831
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Massachusetts (#555), Ohio (#750), Washington (#898)

Uniqueness score

59/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Benji in the most recent year of SSA data.

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