Benjaman
Benjaman Kyle was the alias chosen by William Powell, an American man who has severe amnesia. On August 31, 2004, he was found naked and injured, without any possessions or identification, next to a dumpster behind a Burger King restaurant in Richmond Hill, Georgia.
Meaning & Origin of Benjaman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Benjaman Kyle was the alias chosen by William Powell, an American man who has severe amnesia. On August 31, 2004, he was found naked and injured, without any possessions or identification, next to a dumpster behind a Burger King restaurant in Richmond Hill, Georgia.
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The Story of Benjaman
Benjaman first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 44 Benjamans were born — ranking #1,368 that year. As of 2026, Benjaman ranks #12,015 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Benjamans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Benjaman
Benjaman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Benjaman's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #1,368. Use the chart and map above to compare Benjaman's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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