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Worldwide Name Statistics

Ben

Ranked #1063 - 1 in 213,061 people
US

Most common in

United States

38k bearers

World total

37,548

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#1063

worldwide

Country breakdown

Worldwide
~38k
rank #1063
Rarity
1 in 213,061
of people globally
Gender split
99/1
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~38k in US

About the name Ben

There are an estimated 37,548 people named Ben alive worldwide today. That ranks Ben at #1063 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Ben is held by approximately 37,548 people, ranking #1063 among first names. That works out to roughly 11 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 8,839 U.S. residents).

Historically Ben is used overwhelmingly as a male name (99.5% male).

Ben appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.5%Female 0.5%

Ben popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Ben, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 305
  2. 1881: 289
  3. 1882: 334
  4. 1883: 306
  5. 1884: 367
  6. 1885: 292
  7. 1886: 335
  8. 1887: 305
  9. 1888: 463
  10. 1889: 460
  11. 1890: 363
  12. 1891: 302
  13. 1892: 361
  14. 1893: 321
  15. 1894: 326
  16. 1895: 324
  17. 1896: 299
  18. 1897: 298
  19. 1898: 310
  20. 1899: 259
  21. 1900: 355
  22. 1901: 259
  23. 1902: 273
  24. 1903: 259
  25. 1904: 288
  26. 1905: 290
  27. 1906: 285
  28. 1907: 314
  29. 1908: 353
  30. 1909: 358
  31. 1910: 454
  32. 1911: 474
  33. 1912: 738
  34. 1913: 815
  35. 1914: 1,015
  36. 1915: 1,271
  37. 1916: 1,206
  38. 1917: 1,148
  39. 1918: 1,293
  40. 1919: 1,229
  41. 1920: 1,154
  42. 1921: 1,133
  43. 1922: 1,129
  44. 1923: 1,061
  45. 1924: 1,184
  46. 1925: 1,058
  47. 1926: 1,027
  48. 1927: 1,027
  49. 1928: 1,002
  50. 1929: 971
  51. 1930: 995
  52. 1931: 919
  53. 1932: 965
  54. 1933: 880
  55. 1934: 840
  56. 1935: 904
  57. 1936: 821
  58. 1937: 819
  59. 1938: 851
  60. 1939: 717
  61. 1940: 814
  62. 1941: 772
  63. 1942: 852
  64. 1943: 840
  65. 1944: 753
  66. 1945: 722
  67. 1946: 819
  68. 1947: 887
  69. 1948: 874
  70. 1949: 770
  71. 1950: 726
  72. 1951: 693
  73. 1952: 723
  74. 1953: 746
  75. 1954: 759
  76. 1955: 735
  77. 1956: 739
  78. 1957: 855
  79. 1958: 878
  80. 1959: 942
  81. 1960: 960
  82. 1961: 942
  83. 1962: 1,051
  84. 1963: 945
  85. 1964: 875
  86. 1965: 732
  87. 1966: 683
  88. 1967: 553
  89. 1968: 630
  90. 1969: 578
  91. 1970: 620
  92. 1971: 578
  93. 1972: 597
  94. 1973: 540
  95. 1974: 541
  96. 1975: 608
  97. 1976: 590
  98. 1977: 626
  99. 1978: 577
  100. 1979: 557
  101. 1980: 523
  102. 1981: 529
  103. 1982: 443
  104. 1983: 431
  105. 1984: 444
  106. 1985: 428
  107. 1986: 431
  108. 1987: 426
  109. 1988: 430
  110. 1989: 437
  111. 1990: 367
  112. 1991: 352
  113. 1992: 358
  114. 1993: 333
  115. 1994: 292
  116. 1995: 322
  117. 1996: 315
  118. 1997: 372
  119. 1998: 353
  120. 1999: 391
  121. 2000: 376
  122. 2001: 394
  123. 2002: 408
  124. 2003: 440
  125. 2004: 454
  126. 2005: 447
  127. 2006: 455
  128. 2007: 409
  129. 2008: 405
  130. 2009: 389
  131. 2010: 337
  132. 2011: 344
  133. 2012: 311
  134. 2013: 310
  135. 2014: 336
  136. 2015: 331
  137. 2016: 354
  138. 2017: 327
  139. 2018: 351
  140. 2019: 339
  141. 2020: 313
  142. 2021: 327
  143. 2022: 330
  144. 2023: 311
  145. 2024: 314
  146. 2025: 292

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Ben worldwide?

There are an estimated 37,548 people named Ben alive worldwide today, ranking #1063 globally.

Is Ben a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 213,061 people. In the United States there are roughly 37,548 bearers, which is 1 in 8,839 Americans.

Is Ben a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Ben is used 99.5% male and 0.5% female.

Where does the name Ben come from?

Who are famous people named Ben?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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