Benjiman
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BEN-ja-min
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Benjiman is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “son of the right hand”. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Benjiman 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.
Is Benjiman a girl's or a boy's name?
Benjiman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Benjiman in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 7 boys.
Benjiman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Benjiman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Benjiman, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 1921, with 89 boys.
Half of all the boys named Benjiman in the US since 1880 were born between 1919 and 1982. It was already well used in 1880, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 9,787 boys in the US were given Benjiman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #14, up from #7,190 for this spelling alone.
Benjiman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,580 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,234 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,240 |
| 2009 | 29 | #3,637 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,685 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,344 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,506 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,676 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,859 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 40 | #1,913 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,689 |
| 1989 | 44 | #1,728 |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,726 |
| 1987 | 43 | #1,610 |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,159 |
| 1985 | 38 | #1,643 |
| 1984 | 32 | #1,763 |
| 1983 | 43 | #1,447 |
| 1982 | 29 | #1,889 |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1980 | 51 | #1,313 |
| 1979 | 45 | #1,390 |
| 1978 | 51 | #1,258 |
| 1977 | 53 | #1,210 |
| 1976 | 43 | #1,346 |
| 1975 | 71 | #970 |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,692 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,214 |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,080 |
| 1971 | 30 | #1,596 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,508 |
| 1969 | 24 | #1,679 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,310 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,351 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,855 |
| 1964 | 26 | #1,544 |
| 1963 | 21 | #1,743 |
| 1962 | 23 | #1,668 |
| 1961 | 22 | #1,730 |
| 1960 | 26 | #1,580 |
| 1959 | 25 | #1,587 |
| 1958 | 24 | #1,592 |
| 1957 | 33 | #1,363 |
| 1956 | 31 | #1,384 |
| 1955 | 21 | #1,681 |
| 1954 | 24 | #1,558 |
| 1953 | 16 | #1,957 |
| 1952 | 26 | #1,484 |
| 1951 | 25 | #1,488 |
| 1950 | 17 | #1,814 |
| 1949 | 28 | #1,379 |
| 1948 | 23 | #1,518 |
| 1947 | 21 | #1,645 |
| 1946 | 19 | #1,641 |
| 1945 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 1944 | 18 | #1,629 |
| 1943 | 21 | #1,528 |
| 1942 | 32 | #1,228 |
| 1941 | 31 | #1,187 |
| 1940 | 26 | #1,311 |
| 1939 | 16 | #1,712 |
| 1938 | 31 | #1,171 |
| 1937 | 38 | #1,031 |
| 1936 | 33 | #1,142 |
| 1935 | 32 | #1,165 |
| 1934 | 33 | #1,150 |
| 1933 | 33 | #1,144 |
| 1932 | 44 | #992 |
| 1931 | 43 | #1,015 |
| 1930 | 47 | #990 |
| 1929 | 50 | #952 |
| 1928 | 49 | #980 |
| 1927 | 50 | #990 |
| 1926 | 60 | #855 |
| 1925 | 68 | #801 |
| 1924 | 78 | #752 |
| 1923 | 58 | #896 |
| 1922 | 74 | #766 |
| 1921 | 89 | #687 |
| 1920 | 60 | #887 |
| 1919 | 78 | #716 |
| 1918 | 72 | #761 |
| 1917 | 63 | #793 |
| 1916 | 66 | #750 |
| 1915 | 53 | #846 |
| 1914 | 46 | #777 |
| 1913 | 29 | #914 |
| 1912 | 28 | #835 |
| 1911 | 19 | #732 |
| 1910 | 13 | #859 |
| 1909 | 14 | #756 |
| 1908 | 10 | #877 |
| 1907 | 13 | #735 |
| 1906 | 13 | #674 |
| 1905 | 9 | #836 |
| 1904 | 10 | #760 |
| 1903 | 16 | #550 |
| 1902 | 10 | #743 |
| 1901 | 15 | #506 |
| 1900 | 23 | #477 |
| 1899 | 11 | #613 |
| 1898 | 16 | #523 |
| 1897 | 19 | #438 |
| 1896 | 22 | #417 |
| 1895 | 18 | #476 |
| 1894 | 18 | #464 |
| 1893 | 17 | #448 |
| 1892 | 31 | #335 |
| 1891 | 29 | #308 |
| 1890 | 34 | #294 |
| 1889 | 30 | #318 |
| 1888 | 56 | #234 |
| 1887 | 16 | #420 |
| 1886 | 23 | #357 |
| 1885 | 26 | #332 |
| 1884 | 32 | #306 |
| 1883 | 29 | #306 |
| 1882 | 35 | #288 |
| 1881 | 21 | #360 |
| 1880 | 28 | #320 |
Nicknames for Benjiman
Names like Benjiman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
John Reuben Ben Joseph James Samuel Harry William Nathan Lewis Jack Ellis
Other spellings of Benjiman
Names related to Benjiman
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Benjiman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/benjiman, updated 20 October 2026.