Baby Name Popularity by Year

Boys - Ben

If you are looking for a baby name and want to know how popular the name is you've come to the right place. This report will tell you how popular a name is in the United States from 1880 to 2015. This information comes from the top 1000 boy and girl names collected by the United States Social Security Administration.

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Please type in a name and select a gender to see how many babies were born each year in the United States with that name. The information will also be displayed in a graph for easy viewing.

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YearBen
2017325
2016350
2015324
2014334
2013305
2012306
2011340
2010335
2009376
2008401
2007406
2006445
2005442
2004449
2003439
2002403
2001386
2000372
1999383
1998349
1997365
1996312
1995320
1994290
1993331
1992356
1991347
1990366
1989434
1988428
1987423
1986427
1985423
1984441
1983428
1982432
1981519
1980516
1979546
1978570
1977623
1976590
1975600
1974541
1973536
1972593
1971574
1970618
1969580
1968628
1967556
1966681
1965728
1964866
1963943
19621,048
1961937
1960949
1959932
1958872
1957855
1956737
1955735
1954754
1953743
1952716
1951685
1950721
1949761
1948870
1947881
1946810
1945726
1944752
1943832
1942852
1941765
1940816
1939707
1938845
1937813
1936816
1935892
1934834
1933864
1932961
1931912
1930990
1929955
1928985
19271,006
19261,009
19251,047
19241,166
19231,044
19221,121
19211,129
19201,134
19191,214
19181,278
19171,130
19161,195
19151,261
19141,004
1913809
1912730
1911467
1910454
1909358
1908353
1907314
1906285
1905290
1904282
1903259
1902273
1901259
1900355
1899259
1898311
1897291
1896299
1895324
1894326
1893321
1892361
1891302
1890362
1889453
1888462
1887305
1886335
1885292
1884367
1883306
1882334
1881289
1880305