Benjamin

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Meaning

Benjamin is a common given name for males, derived from Hebrew ื‘ึดึผื ึฐื™ึธืžึดื™ืŸโ€Ž, Binyฤmฤซn, translating as 'son of the right [hand]' in both Hebrew and Arabic languages, although in the Samaritan Pentateuch the name appears as Binyaamem: 'son of my days'.

From Wikipedia

Benjamin first appears in the data in 1965 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 1,970 babies (rank #14 that year). In 2025 it was given to 391 boys (rank #44). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Benjamin

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Benjamin yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

55,199
Total babies (all years)
60
Years in the data
1,970
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
196557#102
196631#107
1968118#81
1969182#73
1970266#54
1971418#34
1972428#32
1973569#28
1974798#20
1975871#15
19761,260#7
19771,453#6
19781,423#6
19791,375#6
19801,411#6
19811,607#6
19821,426#7
19831,478#7
19841,451#7
19851,359#9
19861,395#8
19871,413#6
19881,488#5
19891,529#6
19901,528#7
19911,414#7
19921,414#6
19931,222#7
19941,245#5
19951,104#8
1996997#8
19971,025#8
1998886#12
1999918#13
2000962#10
2001971#7
2002960#6
2003924#9
2004769#13
2005754#12
2006477#11
2007430#15
2008859#11
2009794#13
2010714#13
2011763#13
2012686#15
2013603#19
2014613#23
20151,809#21
20161,970#14
2017703#29
2018638#34
2019763#35
2020597#33
2021434#34
2022363#39
2023308#42
2024385#47
2025391#44