Benji
Boy name
Benji meaning
Diminutive of Benjamin, which means “son of the right/south or son of days”
Benji at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,625 in 2024
Benji popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1960 | #2,120 | 15 |
| 1970 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1975 | #622 | 168 |
| 1980 | #1,525 | 40 |
| 1990 | #4,406 | 12 |
| 2000 | #4,572 | 16 |
| 2010 | #4,099 | 24 |
| 2020 | #1,579 | 103 |
| 2024 | #1,625 | 104 |
All 71 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1955 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1956 | #2,629 | 10 |
| 1957 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1958 | #1,723 | 21 |
| 1959 | #2,110 | 15 |
| 1960 | #2,120 | 15 |
| 1961 | #2,708 | 10 |
| 1962 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1963 | #1,902 | 18 |
| 1964 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1965 | #1,918 | 17 |
| 1966 | #2,132 | 14 |
| 1967 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1968 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1969 | #2,130 | 16 |
| 1970 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1971 | #2,971 | 11 |
| 1972 | #1,966 | 21 |
| 1973 | #2,311 | 17 |
| 1974 | #1,124 | 53 |
| 1975 | #622 | 168 |
| 1976 | #850 | 96 |
| 1977 | #938 | 82 |
| 1978 | #1,088 | 64 |
| 1979 | #1,435 | 42 |
| 1980 | #1,525 | 40 |
| 1981 | #1,726 | 33 |
| 1982 | #2,972 | 15 |
| 1983 | #2,913 | 15 |
| 1984 | #2,955 | 15 |
| 1985 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1986 | #5,334 | 7 |
| 1987 | #4,967 | 8 |
| 1988 | #3,704 | 13 |
| 1989 | #6,940 | 6 |
| 1990 | #4,406 | 12 |
| 1991 | #5,519 | 9 |
| 1992 | #4,873 | 11 |
| 1993 | #5,361 | 10 |
| 1994 | #5,867 | 9 |
| 1995 | #6,408 | 8 |
| 1996 | #6,496 | 8 |
| 1997 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1998 | #6,314 | 9 |
| 1999 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 2000 | #4,572 | 16 |
| 2001 | #7,534 | 8 |
| 2002 | #5,723 | 12 |
| 2003 | #6,257 | 11 |
| 2004 | #8,141 | 8 |
| 2005 | #5,032 | 16 |
| 2006 | #5,303 | 16 |
| 2007 | #5,208 | 17 |
| 2008 | #6,069 | 14 |
| 2009 | #4,922 | 19 |
| 2010 | #4,099 | 24 |
| 2011 | #4,820 | 19 |
| 2012 | #4,861 | 19 |
| 2013 | #3,582 | 29 |
| 2014 | #2,705 | 44 |
| 2015 | #2,355 | 55 |
| 2016 | #2,550 | 49 |
| 2017 | #2,091 | 66 |
| 2018 | #1,993 | 73 |
| 2019 | #1,938 | 76 |
| 2020 | #1,579 | 103 |
| 2021 | #1,868 | 82 |
| 2022 | #1,414 | 130 |
| 2023 | #1,604 | 108 |
| 2024 | #1,625 | 104 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Benji” (revision 83830485), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Benjamin” (revision 92528885), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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