Benaiah
Benaiah is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 153 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 1530.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 2021166 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1976
- 2,233people given the name
The story in the numbers
2,233 boys have been named Benaiah in the United States since 1976, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2021, with 166 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2021, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2016, and the 2010s alone account for 48%.
By decade
In 2021, its biggest year
Benaiah was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2021 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Elijah and James. See all of 2021.
Names that rose and fell with Benaiah
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Alistairpeak 2024
- Zaynepeak 2021
- Jensonpeak 2021
- Jhettpeak 2018
- Amenpeak 2019
- Judahpeak 2021
- Samarpeak 2022
- Alisterpeak 2022
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.