Benjamin
Boy · BEN-ja-min · Hebrew
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Benjamin is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “son of the right hand”. In 2025 it ranked 63rd for boys in the UK (887 babies) and 11th for boys in the US (9,762 babies).
What does Benjamin mean?
Hebrew
“son of the right hand”
In Genesis Benjamin is the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel.
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- BEN-ja-min
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Is Benjamin a girl's or a boy's name?
Benjamin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 887 boys in the UK and 8 girls and 9,762 boys in the US.
How popular is Benjamin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #63among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 887about 1 in 340 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 887 boys in the UK were named Benjamin, making it the 63rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 41st. Its busiest year was 2004, with 5,394 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Benjamin since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Benjamin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 61st in England and Wales, 120th in Scotland and 61st in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#53), 1914 (#63), 1924 (#83), 1974 (#34), 1984 (#16), 1994 (#15), 2004 (#9), 2014 (#28) and 2024 (#61).
Benjamin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 887 | #63 |
| 2024 | 938 | #62 |
| 2023 | 1,155 | #52 |
| 2022 | 1,247 | #52 |
| 2021 | 1,548 | #43 |
| 2020 | 1,547 | #41 |
| 2019 | 1,841 | #35 |
| 2018 | 1,881 | #37 |
| 2017 | 2,084 | #34 |
| 2016 | 2,338 | #33 |
| 2015 | 2,518 | #30 |
| 2014 | 2,687 | #29 |
| 2013 | 2,711 | #30 |
| 2012 | 2,753 | #32 |
| 2011 | 2,997 | #26 |
| 2010 | 3,207 | #22 |
| 2009 | 3,508 | #18 |
| 2008 | 3,457 | #21 |
| 2007 | 3,830 | #16 |
| 2006 | 4,409 | #13 |
| 2005 | 4,657 | #11 |
| 2004 | 5,394 | #9 |
| 2003 | 5,249 | #6 |
| 2002 | 5,351 | #6 |
| 2001 | 4,429 | #17 |
| 2000 | 4,415 | #18 |
| 1999 | 4,750 | #17 |
| 1998 | 4,828 | #17 |
| 1997 | 4,977 | #16 |
| 1996 | 4,904 | #15 |
How popular is Benjamin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #11among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9,762about 1 in 170 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 7.7%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9,762 boys in the US were named Benjamin, making it the 11th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7th. Its busiest year was 1989, with 15,733 boys. 8 girls were also named Benjamin in 2025 (10,913th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 9 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Benjamin than any year since 1975.
Half of all the boys named Benjamin in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Benjamin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,762 | #11 |
| 2024 | 9,865 | #11 |
| 2023 | 10,224 | #11 |
| 2022 | 10,912 | #9 |
| 2021 | 11,895 | #7 |
| 2020 | 12,264 | #7 |
| 2019 | 13,044 | #7 |
| 2018 | 13,488 | #6 |
| 2017 | 13,858 | #6 |
| 2016 | 14,686 | #6 |
| 2015 | 13,732 | #10 |
| 2014 | 13,830 | #12 |
| 2013 | 13,515 | #14 |
| 2012 | 12,835 | #16 |
| 2011 | 13,082 | #19 |
| 2010 | 12,439 | #22 |
| 2009 | 13,123 | #19 |
| 2008 | 12,958 | #25 |
| 2007 | 13,282 | #26 |
| 2006 | 13,766 | #24 |
| 2005 | 13,586 | #25 |
| 2004 | 13,832 | #25 |
| 2003 | 14,086 | #24 |
| 2002 | 13,492 | #27 |
| 2001 | 14,339 | #27 |
| 2000 | 14,845 | #26 |
| 1999 | 13,666 | #29 |
| 1998 | 13,061 | #30 |
| 1997 | 13,266 | #29 |
| 1996 | 13,784 | #29 |
| 1995 | 12,720 | #31 |
| 1994 | 12,791 | #31 |
| 1993 | 12,686 | #32 |
| 1992 | 13,455 | #33 |
| 1991 | 13,877 | #33 |
| 1990 | 14,633 | #33 |
| 1989 | 15,733 | #29 |
| 1988 | 15,187 | #30 |
| 1987 | 14,892 | #28 |
| 1986 | 13,793 | #30 |
| 1985 | 13,423 | #31 |
| 1984 | 13,266 | #30 |
| 1983 | 13,285 | #32 |
| 1982 | 13,805 | #33 |
| 1981 | 14,360 | #32 |
| 1980 | 13,622 | #32 |
| 1979 | 12,512 | #33 |
| 1978 | 11,414 | #34 |
| 1977 | 12,106 | #29 |
| 1976 | 10,672 | #32 |
| 1975 | 9,544 | #36 |
| 1974 | 7,183 | #46 |
| 1973 | 5,226 | #55 |
| 1972 | 4,498 | #64 |
| 1971 | 4,251 | #69 |
| 1970 | 3,926 | #81 |
| 1969 | 3,379 | #91 |
| 1968 | 3,017 | #99 |
| 1967 | 2,504 | #119 |
| 1966 | 2,377 | #130 |
| 1965 | 2,337 | #133 |
| 1964 | 2,503 | #131 |
| 1963 | 2,348 | #144 |
| 1962 | 2,507 | #140 |
| 1961 | 2,388 | #146 |
| 1960 | 2,249 | #155 |
| 1959 | 2,331 | #150 |
| 1958 | 2,257 | #150 |
| 1957 | 2,489 | #138 |
| 1956 | 2,472 | #131 |
| 1955 | 2,449 | #132 |
| 1954 | 2,452 | #132 |
| 1953 | 2,413 | #128 |
| 1952 | 2,440 | #122 |
| 1951 | 2,345 | #123 |
| 1950 | 2,185 | #123 |
| 1949 | 2,016 | #135 |
| 1948 | 1,963 | #139 |
| 1947 | 1,931 | #144 |
| 1946 | 1,655 | #146 |
| 1945 | 1,562 | #140 |
| 1944 | 1,622 | #130 |
| 1943 | 1,719 | #130 |
| 1942 | 1,692 | #129 |
| 1941 | 1,578 | #124 |
| 1940 | 1,446 | #128 |
| 1939 | 1,423 | #124 |
| 1938 | 1,416 | #125 |
| 1937 | 1,422 | #119 |
| 1936 | 1,354 | #123 |
| 1935 | 1,409 | #123 |
| 1934 | 1,483 | #117 |
| 1933 | 1,413 | #118 |
| 1932 | 1,539 | #115 |
| 1931 | 1,560 | #113 |
| 1930 | 1,594 | #115 |
| 1929 | 1,695 | #107 |
| 1928 | 1,805 | #106 |
| 1927 | 1,925 | #101 |
| 1926 | 1,898 | #98 |
| 1925 | 2,069 | #93 |
| 1924 | 2,221 | #89 |
| 1923 | 2,316 | #86 |
| 1922 | 2,378 | #82 |
| 1921 | 2,412 | #82 |
| 1920 | 2,309 | #83 |
| 1919 | 2,279 | #79 |
| 1918 | 2,431 | #79 |
| 1917 | 2,386 | #76 |
| 1916 | 2,186 | #79 |
| 1915 | 2,241 | #71 |
| 1914 | 1,823 | #70 |
| 1913 | 1,466 | #70 |
| 1912 | 1,272 | #67 |
| 1911 | 690 | #64 |
| 1910 | 536 | #70 |
| 1909 | 489 | #63 |
| 1908 | 480 | #63 |
| 1907 | 460 | #64 |
| 1906 | 352 | #71 |
| 1905 | 379 | #68 |
| 1904 | 358 | #68 |
| 1903 | 324 | #69 |
| 1902 | 374 | #61 |
| 1901 | 343 | #56 |
| 1900 | 450 | #57 |
| 1899 | 335 | #57 |
| 1898 | 405 | #55 |
| 1897 | 378 | #54 |
| 1896 | 416 | #51 |
| 1895 | 452 | #48 |
| 1894 | 469 | #44 |
| 1893 | 482 | #42 |
| 1892 | 525 | #42 |
| 1891 | 461 | #41 |
| 1890 | 537 | #37 |
| 1889 | 760 | #21 |
| 1888 | 781 | #25 |
| 1887 | 473 | #34 |
| 1886 | 463 | #39 |
| 1885 | 464 | #38 |
| 1884 | 509 | #38 |
| 1883 | 508 | #31 |
| 1882 | 478 | #34 |
| 1881 | 481 | #31 |
| 1880 | 490 | #32 |
Nicknames for Benjamin
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