Benjamin
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning son of the right hand.
How Benjamin has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #10 |
| 2016 | #6 |
| 2017 | #6 |
| 2018 | #6 |
| 2019 | #7 |
| 2020 | #7 |
| 2021 | #7 |
| 2022 | #9 |
| 2023 | #11 |
| 2024 | #11 |
| 2025 | #11 |
Benjamin by the numbers
In 2025, 808 babies in England and Wales were named Benjamin. In the US, 13,741 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 15,730 babies in 1989, making it a 1980s name.
At its height, in 1980, about 1 in 140 American boys born that year was called Benjamin.
Names that come from Benjamin
Forms of Benjamin in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Bena form of Benjamin; son of the right hand79 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bennyson of the right hand; diminutive of Benjamin69 in England and Wales (2025)
- Benjison of the right hand; a form of Benjamin27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bennieson of the right hand; form of Benjamin13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Binyominson of the right hand; form of Benjamin10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jaminright hand; favoured; a form of Benjamin41 in the US (2017)
- Benasson of; a form of Benjamin11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Benjenson of the right hand; a form of Benjamin8 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Benjamin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Benyaminson of the right hand; variant of Benjamin5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Benjamenson of the right hand; a spelling variant of benjamin18 in the US (2017)
- Beniaminson of the right hand; variant of Benjamin16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Benjamynson of the right hand; a form of Benjamin14 in the US (2017)
- Benjamimson of the right hand; misspelling of benjamin6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Banjaminvariant of benjamin with altered spelling6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Benjamin
Names that are said the same way as Benjamin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Benjamin
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