Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: FrenchBenjamin is a common given name for males, derived from Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין, Binyāmīn, 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
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Benjamin yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
We call him Benny at home. He insists on Benjamin at school now that he's in second grade. It's very funny watching a seven-year-old correct adults.
— Sara, Philadelphia PA, 2017
My wife went to school with a Benjamin she really liked — not romantically, just someone who was kind to her when she was new and shy. She wanted to honour that somehow. I thought that was a beautiful reason.
— Chris, Kansas City MO, 2021
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 490 | #32 |
| 1881 | 481 | #31 |
| 1882 | 478 | #34 |
| 1883 | 508 | #31 |
| 1884 | 509 | #38 |
| 1885 | 464 | #38 |
| 1886 | 463 | #39 |
| 1887 | 473 | #34 |
| 1888 | 781 | #25 |
| 1889 | 760 | #21 |
| 1890 | 537 | #37 |
| 1891 | 461 | #41 |
| 1892 | 525 | #42 |
| 1893 | 482 | #42 |
| 1894 | 469 | #44 |
| 1895 | 452 | #48 |
| 1896 | 416 | #51 |
| 1897 | 378 | #54 |
| 1898 | 405 | #55 |
| 1899 | 335 | #57 |
| 1900 | 450 | #57 |
| 1901 | 343 | #56 |
| 1902 | 374 | #61 |
| 1903 | 324 | #69 |
| 1904 | 358 | #68 |
| 1905 | 379 | #68 |
| 1906 | 352 | #71 |
| 1907 | 460 | #64 |
| 1908 | 480 | #63 |
| 1909 | 489 | #63 |
| 1910 | 536 | #70 |
| 1911 | 690 | #64 |
| 1912 | 1,272 | #67 |
| 1913 | 1,466 | #70 |
| 1914 | 1,823 | #70 |
| 1915 | 2,241 | #71 |
| 1916 | 2,186 | #79 |
| 1917 | 2,386 | #76 |
| 1918 | 2,431 | #79 |
| 1919 | 2,279 | #79 |
| 1920 | 2,309 | #83 |
| 1921 | 2,412 | #82 |
| 1922 | 2,378 | #82 |
| 1923 | 2,316 | #86 |
| 1924 | 2,221 | #89 |
| 1925 | 2,069 | #93 |
| 1926 | 1,898 | #98 |
| 1927 | 1,925 | #101 |
| 1928 | 1,805 | #106 |
| 1929 | 1,695 | #107 |
| 1930 | 1,594 | #115 |
| 1931 | 1,559 | #113 |
| 1932 | 1,540 | #115 |
| 1933 | 1,413 | #118 |
| 1934 | 1,483 | #117 |
| 1935 | 1,409 | #123 |
| 1936 | 1,354 | #123 |
| 1937 | 1,422 | #119 |
| 1938 | 1,416 | #125 |
| 1939 | 1,423 | #124 |
| 1940 | 1,446 | #128 |
| 1941 | 1,578 | #124 |
| 1942 | 1,692 | #129 |
| 1943 | 1,719 | #130 |
| 1944 | 1,622 | #130 |
| 1945 | 1,562 | #140 |
| 1946 | 1,655 | #146 |
| 1947 | 1,931 | #144 |
| 1948 | 1,962 | #140 |
| 1949 | 2,016 | #135 |
| 1950 | 2,186 | #123 |
| 1951 | 2,345 | #123 |
| 1952 | 2,440 | #122 |
| 1953 | 2,413 | #128 |
| 1954 | 2,453 | #132 |
| 1955 | 2,448 | #132 |
| 1956 | 2,472 | #131 |
| 1957 | 2,489 | #138 |
| 1958 | 2,255 | #150 |
| 1959 | 2,333 | #150 |
| 1960 | 2,246 | #155 |
| 1961 | 2,388 | #146 |
| 1962 | 2,507 | #140 |
| 1963 | 2,349 | #144 |
| 1964 | 2,504 | #131 |
| 1965 | 2,337 | #133 |
| 1966 | 2,377 | #130 |
| 1967 | 2,506 | #119 |
| 1968 | 3,017 | #99 |
| 1969 | 3,379 | #91 |
| 1970 | 3,927 | #81 |
| 1971 | 4,250 | #69 |
| 1972 | 4,498 | #64 |
| 1973 | 5,227 | #55 |
| 1974 | 7,183 | #46 |
| 1975 | 9,545 | #36 |
| 1976 | 10,672 | #32 |
| 1977 | 12,107 | #29 |
| 1978 | 11,414 | #34 |
| 1979 | 12,514 | #33 |
| 1980 | 13,626 | #32 |
| 1981 | 14,361 | #32 |
| 1982 | 13,813 | #33 |
| 1983 | 13,286 | #32 |
| 1984 | 13,269 | #30 |
| 1985 | 13,427 | #31 |
| 1986 | 13,793 | #30 |
| 1987 | 14,890 | #28 |
| 1988 | 15,187 | #30 |
| 1989 | 15,733 | #29 |
| 1990 | 14,630 | #33 |
| 1991 | 13,879 | #33 |
| 1992 | 13,455 | #33 |
| 1993 | 12,685 | #33 |
| 1994 | 12,791 | #31 |
| 1995 | 12,719 | #31 |
| 1996 | 13,785 | #29 |
| 1997 | 13,266 | #29 |
| 1998 | 13,061 | #30 |
| 1999 | 13,666 | #29 |
| 2000 | 14,844 | #26 |
| 2001 | 14,339 | #27 |
| 2002 | 13,492 | #27 |
| 2003 | 14,086 | #24 |
| 2004 | 13,829 | #25 |
| 2005 | 13,585 | #25 |
| 2006 | 13,765 | #24 |
| 2007 | 13,280 | #26 |
| 2008 | 12,958 | #25 |
| 2009 | 13,121 | #19 |
| 2010 | 12,438 | #22 |
| 2011 | 13,079 | #19 |
| 2012 | 12,833 | #16 |
| 2013 | 13,513 | #14 |
| 2014 | 13,827 | #12 |
| 2015 | 13,732 | #10 |
| 2016 | 14,682 | #6 |
| 2017 | 13,854 | #6 |
| 2018 | 13,483 | #6 |
| 2019 | 13,036 | #7 |
| 2020 | 12,254 | #7 |
| 2021 | 11,889 | #7 |
| 2022 | 10,904 | #9 |
| 2023 | 10,212 | #11 |
| 2024 | 9,814 | #11 |
