Ben
4 countries#843 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Ben was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
85,816 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #843 · peaked in 1918 with 1,293 births
Most common in: Texas, California, New York, Georgia, Tennessee
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
6,784 births recorded 1975–2025 · currently #160 · peaked in 2004 with 461 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
3,068 births recorded 1924–2022 · currently #392 · peaked in 2020 with 146 births
Most common in: Mayotte, Paris, La Réunion, Bouches-du-Rhône, Hauts-de-Seine
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
2,907 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #149 · peaked in 2004 with 226 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Ben’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #551 | — |
| 2007 | #611 | ↓60 |
| 2008 | #613 | ↓2 |
| 2009 | #644 | ↓31 |
| 2010 | #692 | ↓48 |
| 2011 | #687 | ↑5 |
| 2012 | #743 | ↓56 |
| 2013 | #746 | ↓3 |
| 2014 | #717 | ↑29 |
| 2015 | #736 | ↓19 |
| 2016 | #698 | ↑38 |
| 2017 | #732 | ↓34 |
| 2018 | #691 | ↑41 |
| 2019 | #720 | ↓29 |
| 2020 | #768 | ↓48 |
| 2021 | #765 | ↑3 |
| 2022 | #765 | — |
| 2023 | #797 | ↓32 |
| 2024 | #800 | ↓3 |
| 2025 | #843 | ↓43 |
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