Benn
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning son of the right hand; a form of Benjamin.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Benn by the numbers
Benn was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 11 babies in 1980, making it a 1980s name.
Other names that come from Benjamin
Like Benn, each of these traces back to Benjamin: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Benjaminson of the right hand13,741 in the US (2017)
- 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)
- 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)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Benn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Names about as common as Benn
Nobody has voted for Benn yet
Vote for Benn and put it up against all the other baby names
Vote for Benn