Ben

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Ben is a masculine given name. It is often short for Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett, Benson, and Ebenezer. Ben meaning "son of" is also found in Arabic as Ben or bin, Ibn/ebn. Ben is a Chinese surname.

From Wikipedia

Ben first appears in the data in 1942 and has been recorded in 61 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 94 babies (rank #151 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ben

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.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.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,749

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Star Wars: Ben Solo / Kenobi — two Bens, one galaxy
In Friends: Ben Geller — Ross's son
In Parks and Recreation: Ben Wyatt — state auditor, Leslie's husband

Famous people named Ben

Ben Affleckpoker player · b. 1972
Ben Jonsonbretteur · b. 1572
Ben Kingsleyfilm actor · b. 1943
Ben Roy Mottelsonnuclear physicist · b. 1926
Ben Fosterassociation football player · b. 1983

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with B

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1942	2	#21
1955	10	#463
1956	13	#425
1957	6	#586
1958	13	#459
1959	20	#383
1960	16	#424
1961	18	#410
1962	20	#405
1963	20	#414
1964	18	#438
1965	21	#405
1966	23	#392
1967	27	#363
1968	12	#525
1969	17	#471
1970	21	#437
1971	19	#469
1972	14	#534
1973	15	#492
1974	14	#510
1975	15	#488
1976	26	#374
1977	33	#329
1978	21	#410
1979	35	#324
1980	54	#256
1981	50	#269
1982	39	#322
1983	49	#269
1984	73	#210
1985	55	#256
1986	70	#224
1987	78	#209
1988	79	#208
1989	67	#243
1990	76	#236
1991	75	#232
1992	87	#208
1993	60	#279
1994	59	#281
1995	58	#286
1996	57	#294
1997	51	#316
1998	60	#291
1999	53	#326
2000	52	#331
2001	41	#379
2002	49	#339
2003	53	#310
2004	55	#297
2005	60	#279
2006	57	#279
2007	72	#225
2008	71	#224
2009	81	#192
2010	81	#188
2011	85	#184
2012	87	#168
2013	94	#151
2014	92	#147