Benjamine
Boy · BEN-ja-min · Hebrew
Benjamine is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “son of the right hand”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Benjamine mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Benjamin
“son of the right hand”
In Genesis, Benjamin is the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel and ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Say it
- BEN-ja-min
Is Benjamine a girl's or a boy's name?
Benjamine is a boys' name.
How popular is Benjamine in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1919, with 35 boys.
Half of all the boys named Benjamine in the US since 1880 were born between 1922 and 1985. It was already well used in 1880, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Benjamine in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,859 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,609 |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,432 |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,211 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,224 |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,865 |
| 1984 | 27 | #1,978 |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,016 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,268 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,337 |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,213 |
| 1979 | 34 | #1,670 |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,012 |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,858 |
| 1976 | 24 | #1,998 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,538 |
| 1974 | 23 | #1,934 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,221 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,323 |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,365 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,738 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,216 |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,029 |
| 1967 | 16 | #1,973 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,131 |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,177 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,299 |
| 1962 | 19 | #1,851 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,536 |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,869 |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,036 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,504 |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,273 |
| 1956 | 14 | #2,167 |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,763 |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,940 |
| 1953 | 17 | #1,899 |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,872 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,362 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,110 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,224 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,009 |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,670 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,523 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,573 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,079 |
| 1943 | 16 | #1,832 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,559 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,333 |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,894 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,112 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,479 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,197 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,301 |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,837 |
| 1934 | 7 | #2,972 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,213 |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,101 |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,207 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,779 |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,002 |
| 1928 | 12 | #2,387 |
| 1927 | 19 | #1,796 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,074 |
| 1925 | 18 | #1,869 |
| 1924 | 20 | #1,776 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,613 |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,695 |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,588 |
| 1920 | 27 | #1,416 |
| 1919 | 35 | #1,188 |
| 1918 | 30 | #1,285 |
| 1917 | 30 | #1,238 |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,151 |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,877 |
| 1914 | 19 | #1,388 |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,579 |
| 1912 | 16 | #1,174 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,189 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,372 |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,232 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 8 | #846 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,012 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,309 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,001 |
| 1897 | 8 | #786 |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,100 |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #729 |
| 1893 | 10 | #650 |
| 1892 | 9 | #747 |
| 1891 | 9 | #635 |
| 1890 | 9 | #667 |
| 1889 | 13 | #525 |
| 1888 | 11 | #609 |
| 1887 | 11 | #544 |
| 1886 | 12 | #540 |
| 1885 | 7 | #765 |
| 1884 | 10 | #613 |
| 1883 | 15 | #460 |
| 1882 | 9 | #652 |
| 1881 | 17 | #416 |
| 1880 | 13 | #505 |
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