Benjamin
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning son of the right hand.
Babies a year
13,741
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#11
unchanged on last year
UK popularity
#61
808 babies · unchanged
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 |
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.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Benjamin was most common in 1980, when it went to 0.73% of American babies of that sex.
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