Ben
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning a form of Benjamin; son of the right hand.
Babies a year
79
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#843
down from #801
UK popularity
#487
79 babies · up from #509
How Ben has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #737 |
| 2016 | #703 |
| 2017 | #730 |
| 2018 | #692 |
| 2019 | #719 |
| 2020 | #767 |
| 2021 | #761 |
| 2022 | #770 |
| 2023 | #796 |
| 2024 | #801 |
| 2025 | #843 |
In 2025, 79 babies in England and Wales were named Ben. In the US, 325 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,276 in 1918.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Ben was most common in 1890, when it went to 0.30% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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