Benjamen
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning son of the right hand; a spelling variant of benjamin.
Babies a year
18
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Benjamen by the numbers
Benjamen was given to 18 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 99 babies in 1990, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Benjamen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Benjaminson of the right hand13,741 in the US (2017)
- Benjamynson of the right hand; a form of Benjamin14 in the US (2017)
- Benyaminson of the right hand; variant of Benjamin5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Benjimanson of the right hand; variant spelling of Benjamin17 in the US (2017)
- Beniaminson of the right hand; variant of Benjamin16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Benjamimson of the right hand; misspelling of benjamin6 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Benjamen
Names that are said the same way as Benjamen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Benjiminson of the right hand; a form of Benjamin6 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Benjamen
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