as a First Name
Short form of Benjamin, or less commonly of Benedict or Bennett. Since the mid-1980s it has also been very popular as an independent given name.
| 371st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 134,405
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Montana
- has the most people named Ben per capita
- 1910
- marked the height of its popularity
0.00%
100.00%
42%
55+
55+
36%
30-54
30-54
9%
13-29
13-29
12%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
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