U.S. Social Security · 1880–2024
Ben
A name that crested in the 1880s and has all but disappeared since.
Peaked 1889
1889peak
18801920196020002024
Peak year
1889
the crest of the wave
Peak rank
#43
of all U.S. boys’ names
Skew
99.5%
given to boys
Median age today
~82
median birth year 1944