Benjamine
Benjamine Carry Huffman is an American law enforcement official who serves as Director of Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, and acting Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management since March 25, 2025. He served as acting United States secretary of homeland security from January 20 to 25, 2025 and acting deputy secretary of homeland security from January 28 to February 4, 2025.
Meaning & Origin of Benjamine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Benjamine Carry Huffman is an American law enforcement official who serves as Director of Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, and acting Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management since March 25, 2025. He served as acting United States secretary of homeland security from January 20 to 25, 2025 and acting deputy secretary of homeland security from January 28 to February 4, 2025.
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The Story of Benjamine
Benjamine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 35 Benjamines were born — ranking #1,188 that year. As of 2026, Benjamine ranks #12,153 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Benjamines 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 Benjamine
Benjamine 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. Benjamine's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #1,188. Use the chart and map above to compare Benjamine'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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