Benji

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Japanese

Benji first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 10 babies (rank #182 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Benji

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

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	2	#541
2015	3	#397
2016	10	#182
2017	6	#251