Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Son of my right hand
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Benjamen
Pronunciation
b(e)-nja-men, ben-jamen
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1990 (rank #1065, 99 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9714, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2016 | 26 |
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 1999 (rank #1280, 10 births); most recent 2012 (rank #4797, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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 Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #698, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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