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01 / Meaning & origin
Benji is a masculine given name documented in English, Spanish, Danish and 1 other language.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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9 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 142 boys (rank 1341). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Benji
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | 7 | 3,095 | observed |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | 5 | 3,886 | observed |
| 1956 | 10 | 2,628 | observed |
| 1957 | 6 | 3,552 | observed |
| 1958 | 21 | 1,724 | observed |
| 1959 | 15 | 2,111 | observed |
| 1960 | 15 | 2,121 | observed |
| 1961 | 10 | 2,706 | observed |
| 1962 | 17 | 1,962 | observed |
| 1963 | 18 | 1,902 | observed |
| 1964 | 16 | 2,040 | observed |
| 1965 | 17 | 1,918 | observed |
| 1966 | 14 | 2,132 | observed |
| 1967 | 9 | 2,760 | observed |
| 1968 | 18 | 1,894 | observed |
| 1969 | 16 | 2,130 | observed |
| 1970 | 12 | 2,739 | observed |
| 1971 | 11 | 2,973 | observed |
| 1972 | 21 | 1,966 | observed |
| 1973 | 17 | 2,311 | observed |
| 1974 | 53 | 1,124 | observed |
| 1975 | 168 | 622 | observed |
| 1976 | 96 | 850 | observed |
| 1977 | 82 | 937 | observed |
| 1978 | 64 | 1,087 | observed |
| 1979 | 42 | 1,435 | observed |
| 1980 | 40 | 1,524 | observed |
| 1981 | 33 | 1,726 | observed |
| 1982 | 15 | 2,972 | observed |
| 1983 | 15 | 2,912 | observed |
| 1984 | 15 | 2,956 | observed |
| 1985 | 5 | 6,523 | observed |
| 1986 | 7 | 5,332 | observed |
| 1987 | 8 | 4,968 | observed |
| 1988 | 13 | 3,705 | observed |
| 1989 | 6 | 6,941 | observed |
| 1990 | 12 | 4,407 | observed |
| 1991 | 9 | 5,521 | observed |
| 1992 | 11 | 4,872 | observed |
| 1993 | 10 | 5,360 | observed |
| 1994 | 9 | 5,868 | observed |
| 1995 | 8 | 6,407 | observed |
| 1996 | 8 | 6,496 | observed |
| 1997 | 6 | 8,110 | observed |
| 1998 | 9 | 6,314 | observed |
| 1999 | 5 | 9,912 | observed |
| 2000 | 16 | 4,573 | observed |
| 2001 | 8 | 7,536 | observed |
| 2002 | 12 | 5,725 | observed |
| 2003 | 11 | 6,258 | observed |
| 2004 | 8 | 8,143 | observed |
| 2005 | 16 | 5,034 | observed |
| 2006 | 16 | 5,303 | observed |
| 2007 | 17 | 5,210 | observed |
| 2008 | 14 | 6,070 | observed |
| 2009 | 19 | 4,922 | observed |
| 2010 | 24 | 4,099 | observed |
| 2011 | 19 | 4,822 | observed |
| 2012 | 19 | 4,862 | observed |
| 2013 | 29 | 3,582 | observed |
| 2014 | 44 | 2,705 | observed |
| 2015 | 55 | 2,355 | observed |
| 2016 | 49 | 2,551 | observed |
| 2017 | 66 | 2,091 | observed |
| 2018 | 73 | 1,994 | observed |
| 2019 | 76 | 1,938 | observed |
| 2020 | 103 | 1,579 | observed |
| 2021 | 82 | 1,870 | observed |
| 2022 | 130 | 1,414 | observed |
| 2023 | 108 | 1,608 | observed |
| 2024 | 105 | 1,620 | observed |
| 2025 | 142 | 1,341 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Benji” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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