About the name Benjamin
Benjamin is a boy name with Hebrew roots, meaning “Son of the right hand”.
It has a classic feel. In 2025, Benjamin ranked #11 for boys in the US, with 9,762 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 1989. Since 2000, 100% of US babies named Benjamin were boys.
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew, meaning literally “son of the right/south or son of days”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Benjamin”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #11
- In 2015
- #10
- Babies in 2025
- 9,762
Popularity of Benjamin, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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