Ben has been given to about 85,816 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.
Ben ranks 843rd among American boys in 2025, with 292 born that year. Its best year was 1918, when 1,293 babies were given the name, ranking 128th. The typical living American called Ben is about 58 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.