BEN  

Gender: M
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "son of"

Popularity in 2008: #611

This diminutive of Benjamin or Benedict can easily stand on its own as a simple, strong, nice-guy choice, though it's somewhat attenuated. This generation's Bob or Bill.

Variations:
Benn, Benjie, Benny, Benno, Bennie

Ben is being discussed in our message boards:

• Ready for a baby name game?
• Siblings for Carson
• little Lilia begs for brother's name, please:)!
• Poll: Once a Nickname... Always a Nickname???
• Favourite BOYS names!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Ben:

• NEW NAMES IN THE CELEBRISPHERE
• TOP ENGLISH BOYS' NAMES
• NAMES ON FIRE
• NAMING BABY AFTER AN OLD BOYFRIEND
• MINI-NAMES