Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Binyamin

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,520 Trend ↑ Rising 44%
Rank 2025
#2,520
among boys · ↓255 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
53
named Binyamin · -16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,228
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
63 babies
All-time total
1,087
#4,864 all-time among boys
First recorded
1978
in Social Security records

Binyamin popularity over time

1,087 babies have been named Binyamin since 1978, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
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1970s 5 1 – #5,889
1980s 53 5 +960% #4,293
1990s 132 13 +149% #3,482
2000s 217 22 +64% #3,343
2010s 376 38 +73% #2,481
2020s (to 2025) 304 51 +35% #2,265

Where Binyamin is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 56 0.03 outside top 500
2027 58 0.03 outside top 500
2028 61 0.04 outside top 500
2029 63 0.04 outside top 500
2030 64 0.04 outside top 500

Where Binyamin is most popular

Boys named Binyamin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.031 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and Maryland.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Binyamin born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 77 0.382 +1151%
New York 88 0.203 +565%
Maryland 6 0.050 +65%
California 7 0.008 -75%
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Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Binyamin

Binyamin is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,520 in 2025 with 53 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 1,087 American babies have been named Binyamin. Its peak came in 2024, when 63 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Binyamin stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Binyamin?

The median living Binyamin is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 21. An estimated 1,100 people named Binyamin are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Binyamin year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 53 #2,520
2024 63 #2,265
2023 56 #2,418
2022 45 #2,835
2021 47 #2,696
2020 40 #2,934
2019 39 #3,061
2018 45 #2,713
2017 36 #3,199
2016 51 #2,481
2015 40 #2,924
2014 35 #3,159
2013 34 #3,192
2012 33 #3,306
2011 33 #3,313
2010 30 #3,541
2009 33 #3,343
2008 29 #3,655
2007 20 #4,654
2006 28 #3,608
2005 17 #4,843
2004 16 #5,037
2003 21 #3,992
2002 23 #3,678
2001 13 #5,417
2000 17 #4,415
1995 10 #5,541
1990 8 #5,887
1985 6 #5,863
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Famous people named Binyamin

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Binyamin Ben-Eliezer Binyamin Ben-Eliezer Israeli general and politician (1936–2016) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Binyamin, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Binyamin?

The median living Binyamin is about 11 years old. Half of all living Binyamins are between 5 and 21 years old.

How many people named Binyamin are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Binyamin are alive in the United States, based on 1,087 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Binyamin in 2025?

Binyamin ranked #2,520 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 53 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Binyamin?

1,087 babies have been named Binyamin in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Binyamin most popular?

Binyamin peaked in 2024, when 63 newborns received the name.

Is Binyamin a boy or girl name?

Binyamin is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Binyamin rising or falling?

Binyamin is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Binyamin become more popular?

Binyamin is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 64 boys named Binyamin in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Binyamin?

Well-known people named Binyamin include Binyamin Ben-Eliezer (politician).

Names like Binyamin

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