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Benjamen

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Benjamen: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2012

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2012, ranging from #1257 to #4805.19972000200320062012#1257#4805
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1458
1997#1257
1998#1821
1999#1281
2000#1889
2001#3134
2002#3225
2003#1771
2004#1878
2005#3849
2006#4052
2007#3095
2010#3865
2012#4805

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 14 of the 17 years from 1996 to 2012.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2012 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1458 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2012

    Most recently recorded at #4805 among boys in England and Wales, in 2012.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2012. Highest recorded position: #698 in Republic of Ireland in 2008.

Benjamen's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2012England and Walesmale#48053HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#38654HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#30955HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#40523HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#38493HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#18788HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#17718HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#32253HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#18896HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#128110HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#18216HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#125710HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#14588HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6983HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Benjamen is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Benjamen, between 1996 and 2012, in 15 of those 17 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: highest position in 1997Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200819962012
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–201214#1257 in 1997
Republic of Ireland20081#698 in 2008

Its high point came 11 years earlier in England and Wales (1997) than in Republic of Ireland (2008).

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What is known about Benjamen

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2012.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2012. Highest recorded position: #698 in Republic of Ireland in 2008. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.