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Ben

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Abbreviation of Benjamin and Benedict.
English

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Surname
  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ben

Pronunciation

ben

Famous People

Inventor and statesman Ben Franklin, Actor Ben Stiller

Celebrity Babies

Son of Rowan Atkinson, Son of Jeff Daniels, Son of Neil Young

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1918 (rank #128, 1,276 births); most recent 2025 (rank #843, 292 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1917 (rank #1773, 20 births); most recent 1982 (rank #8215, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025292–
2024313–
2023311–
2022329–
2021327–
2020313–
2019339–
2018350–
2017327–
2016354–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #21, 3,190 births); most recent 2025 (rank #488, 79 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202579
202477
202389
2022114
2021128
2020141
2019143
2018182
2017229
2016272

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #373, 146 births); most recent 2023 (rank #420, 119 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #5331, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023119–
2022138–
20211273
2020146–
2019101–
2018119–
2017111–
2016121–
201599–
2014106–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #14, 401 births); most recent 2025 (rank #41, 121 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025121
2024132
2023147
2022149
2021185
2020171
2019217
2018234
2017204
2016250

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #8, 461 births); most recent 2025 (rank #160, 28 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202528
202440
202339
202248
202159
202061
201966
201888
201780
2016107

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #6, 226 births); most recent 2025 (rank #149, 15 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202515
202417
202316
202233
202129
202044
201951
201849
201769
201665

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #148, 28 births); most recent 2023 (rank #399, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20238
20227
202114
202010
20198
20189
201712
201616
201511
201412

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence