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Benjamin

BEN-juh-min

Meaning
Son of the right hand
Origin
Hebrew
Usually given to
Boy
US popularity
#18 in 2025
Recent trend
Falling

Popularity over time

Babies given the name each year in the US
010K20K
195019601970198019902000201020202025

Source: US Social Security Administration

Show the numbers
YearBenjamin
20259,770
20249,871
202310,232
202210,922
202111,907
202012,274
201913,058
201813,508
201713,867
201614,698
201513,750
201413,847
201313,534
201212,850
201113,106
201012,462
200913,134
200812,980
200713,299
200613,778
200513,605
200413,899
200314,108
200213,518
200114,356
200014,869
199913,693
199813,078
199713,287
199613,808
199512,743
199412,823
199312,711
199213,484
199113,908
199014,672
198915,788
198815,281
198714,965
198613,878
198513,511
198413,339
198313,381
198213,890
198114,429
198013,702
197912,591
197811,487
197712,169
197610,725
19759,591
19747,221
19735,256
19724,516
19714,278
19703,948
19693,395
19683,039
19672,522
19662,390
19652,352
19642,515
19632,363
19622,522
19612,397
19602,258
19592,340
19582,269
19572,502
19562,477
19552,459
19542,461
19532,424
19522,448
19512,355
19502,193

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