Benji
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Benji
Benji is undeniably cute, much in the way of a — yes, an adorable movie mutt. Ben is the handsome traditional short form of Benjamin, but Benji makes a more unexpected nickname
Benji is also given to girls.
Pronounced BEN-jee.
As of October 2026, Benji ranked #15554 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #5357 in 1956.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,713 | 44 | 22.9 |
| 2015 | #2,359 | 55 | 28.7 |
| 2016 | #2,558 | 49 | 25.8 |
| 2017 | #2,093 | 66 | 35.7 |
| 2018 | #1,993 | 73 | 40.2 |
| 2019 | #1,940 | 76 | 42.4 |
| 2020 | #1,579 | 103 | 59.7 |
| 2021 | #1,869 | 82 | 46.9 |
| 2022 | #1,414 | 130 | 74.5 |
| 2023 | #1,606 | 108 | 63.1 |
| 2024 | #1,627 | 104 | 60.4 |
| 2025 | #1,341 | 142 | 83.1 |
World rankings
Benji for boys
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Benji on lists
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- Benjamin Levi "Benji" MaddenBoy
American musician of band Good Charlotte; twin of brother Joel Rueben Madden
- Benji Russell RadachBoy
American mixed martial artist
- Benji Oldai VillalobosBoy
Salvadoran footballer
- Benjamin "Benji" Gregory (Hertzberg)Boy
American actor
- Benjamin Mark "Benji" ComptonBoy
Spanish,British motorcycle racer
- Clive John "Benji" WebbeBoy
British singer of bands Skindred and Dub War
- Benji AflaloBoy
part of the comedy duo Esther and Benji, American comedian, writer, actor, and producer
- BenjiBoy
stage name of Quang Huy Le, Hungarian singer,songwriter ("X,Faktor")
- Benjamin José "Bengie" MolinaBoy
Puerto Rican baseball player
Benji in pop culture
- BenjiBoy
a dog in the 2018 film of the same name
- BenjiBoy
fictional dog of several "Benji" movies, 1974,2000s
- Benji HealyBoy
character from TV series "American Gothic"
- Benji DunnBoy
character from the "Mission Impossible" franchise
- Benjamin "Benji" ApplebaumBoy
character from the Pitch Perfect movies