Benjimin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BEN-ja-min
- Origin
- Hebrew
Benjimin 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 Benjimin mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Benjiman, itself a 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.
Meaning borrowed from Benjiman.
Is Benjimin a girl's or a boy's name?
Benjimin is a boys' name.
How popular is Benjimin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1924.
Half of all the boys named Benjimin in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Benjimin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,677 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,345 |
Nicknames for Benjimin
Names like Benjimin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dakota, Yitzchok, Binyomin, Mikko, Benji, Yakov, Tru, Yuri, Yusuf, Remington, Binyamin, Yoshua
Names related to Benjimin
Benjamin, Benjiman, Benjamen, Benjamyn, Benjamine, Benjaman, Benjimen
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from 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, “Benjimin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/benjimin, updated 20 October 2026.