Benjamin Harrison
There are approximately 442 people named Benjamin Harrison living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 775,462 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Benjamin with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Harrison. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
442
1 in 775,462
Named Benjamin
720K
Alive today
Named Harrison
210K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 720K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1989
Average age: 31
Estimated bearers: 210K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #141
Per 100K: 61.39
Top ancestry: White (68.7%)
First name trend
Benjamin: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Benjamin. The peak year was 1989 with 15,788 births. The average person named Benjamin today is 31 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Harrison surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Harrison, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 68.7%.
- White68.7%
- Black or African American24.4%
- Hispanic or Latino2.7%
- Two or more races2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Benjamin has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2101% of the US population, based on 720,290 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Harrison appears at a rate of 61.39 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0614%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 442 people with the full name Benjamin Harrison. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Benjamin Harrison: questions and answers
How many people are named Benjamin Harrison?
We estimate approximately 442 people in the United States share the full name Benjamin Harrison. That works out to about 1 in 775,462 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2101%) with the surname frequency (61.39 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Benjamin Harrison?
We classify Benjamin Harrison as "Very Rare". About 1 in 775,462 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Benjamin a male or female name?
Benjamin is predominantly male. Out of 819,436 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Benjamin profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.