Masculine dossier · first seen 1952
Benji
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1975
Peak births
168
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Benji
How many people are named Benji?
An estimated 2,167 living Americans are named Benji.
How rare is Benji?
Benji is uncommon among babies today, with 142 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 15.5% from its 1975 peak.
How old is the typical Benji?
The median age of a living American named Benji is approximately 15 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 49 years old.
Is Benji still popular?
Yes — Benji is currently rising in popularity, with 142 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 3.6× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Benji most common?
Benji has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 1.5× more often than the national baseline.
1952Peak 19752025
Peak year
1975
Decline from peak
15.5%
2025
142
All-time
2,285
Where it lives now
Benji is most concentrated in California — about 1.5× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Benji is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.