Benjamin
Top 1000
About Benjamin
Benjamin is a biblical name that has enjoyed widespread favor for decades, ranking in the US Top 50 for almost half a century and the Top 10 from 2015 until 2023.
One of those golden boys' names that feels traditional as well as sensitive and stylish, Benjamin has the further advantage of the friendly, accessible nickname Ben.
Benjamin is hugely popular not just in the US but in a range of other western countries, including France and Germany along with Scandinavia and Latin America. The names Benjamin and Ben will be familiar around the world.
Benjamin is derived from the Hebrew name Binyamin, from the elements ben, meaning "son" and yamin, "right hand." In the Old Testament's Book of Genesis, Benjamin was the youngest of the twelve sons of Jacob and Rachel and he was one of the founders of the twelve tribes of Israel.
There have been numerous notable Benjamin namesakes, from Benjamin Franklin to Dr. Benjamin Spock. The name's popularity spiked after the release of The Graduate in 1967, with Dustin Hoffman playing the iconic Benjamin Braddock.
Benjamin is the name of the sons of Kelly Preston and John Travolta as well as of Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady.
Pronounced BEN-juh-min.
As of October 2026, Benjamin ranked #11 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6 in 2017, Nameberry popularity #81.
Editor's take: The name Benjamin is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "son of the right hand".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #12 | 13,827 | 7,198.3 |
| 2015 | #10 | 13,732 | 7,164.2 |
| 2016 | #6 | 14,682 | 7,736.6 |
| 2017 | #6 | 13,854 | 7,484.8 |
| 2018 | #6 | 13,483 | 7,423.9 |
| 2019 | #7 | 13,036 | 7,265.6 |
| 2020 | #7 | 12,254 | 7,099.3 |
| 2021 | #7 | 11,889 | 6,795.7 |
| 2022 | #9 | 10,904 | 6,245.1 |
| 2023 | #11 | 10,212 | 5,969.9 |
| 2024 | #11 | 9,814 | 5,696.2 |
| 2025 | #11 | 9,762 | 5,715.2 |
World rankings
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Benjamin on lists
Famous Benjamins
- Benjamin
son of Bilhan, of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:10).
- Benjamin
of the sons of Harim (Ezra 10:32)
- Benjamin Franklin
Founding Father of the United States
- Benjamin Banneker
American scientist and surveyor
- Benjamin Harrison
23rd U.S. president
- Benjamin Disraeli
1st Earl of Beaconsfield, British Prime Minister
- Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu
9th Prime Minister of Israel
- (Edward) Benjamin Britten
English composer
- Benjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wade
U.S. Senator from Ohio
- Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller
American actor
- Benjamin Geza "Ben" Affleck(
Boldt), American actor and director
- Benjamin Thomas "Ben" Barnes
English actor
- Benjamin Todd "Ben" Roethlisberger
American NFL football player
- Benjamin "Ben" McKenzie (Schenkkan)
American actor
- Benjamin "Ben" Gibbard
American musician
- Benjamin "Ben" Shapiro
author and political commentator, cousin of actress Mara Willson
- Benjamin John "Ben" Howard
English singer,songwriter
- Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper
American singer,songwriter
- Benjamin Jeremy "Ben" Stein
American actor, TV personality and politician
- Benjamin John "Ben" Whishaw
English actor
- Benjamin Lev "Ben" Kweller
American singer,songwriter
- Benjamin "Ben" Lovett
English musician
- Benjamin Biolay
French singer,songwriter
- Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds
American singer,songwriter
- Benjamin W. Lee
Korean,American theoretical physicist
- Benjamin Morrell
American sea captain and memoirist
- Benjamin Woolfield Mountfort
New Zealand architect
- Benjamin Franklin Tilley
1st Governor of American Samoa
- Benjamin Ricketson Tucker
American anarchist
- Benjamin Alexandro Agosto
American Olympic ice dancer
- Benjamin Leiner
birth name of American boxer Benny Leonard
- Benjamin Burnley
American musician
- Benjamin Filipovic
Bosnian film director
- Benjamin Stone
English actor
- Benjamin Hayes Grier
YouTuber
- Benjamin Michael "Ben" Seewald
American reality TV personality; husband of Jessa (Duggar) Seewald
- Benjamin August "Ben" Eckstein
American child actor (identical triplet brother of Alexander & Caleb)
- Benjamin Arthur "Ben" McKee
American musician of band Imagine Dragons
- Benjamin Romney
son of American politician Mitt Romney
- Benjamin Atkinson
son of actor Rowan Atkinson
- Benjamin Storm Keough
son of singer Lisa Marie Presley
- Benjamin Ford
son of American actor Harrison Ford
- Benjamin Edward Sanaov (b. 2005)
son of American actress Alison Sweeney
- Benjamin Rein Brady (b. 2009)
son of model Gisele Bundchen and NFL player Tom Brady
- Benjamin Travolta (b. 2010)
son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston
- Benjamin Peltonen
Finnish singer
- Benjamin Michael Sorge (b. 2016)
son of reality television star Jasmine Arteaga Sorge
- Benjamin Parma Ritter (b. 2017)
son of American actor Tyler Ritter and Argentinian film director Lelia Parma
- Benjamin "Ben" Halloran
Australian international footballer
- Benjamin Ingrosso
Swedish pop,singer, son of Pernilla Wahlgren and Emilio Ingrosso
- Benjamin Allen Cohen (b. 2019)
son of American radio and TV talk show host Andy Cohen
Benjamin in pop culture
- "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
" F. Scott Fitzgerald story and film
- Benjamin Braddock
main character in film "The Graduate"
- Benjamin Suddlechop
barber in The Fortunes of Nigel (1822) by Sir Walter Scott
- Benjamin Kirby Tennyson
main character on animated series "Ben 10"
- Benjamin Hubert Horatio Humphrey Seaver
character on TV's "Growing Pains"
- Benjamin Price
character on TV's "Ravenswood"
- Benjamin “Ben” Mitchell
character on British soap opera “Eastenders”
- Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce
main character on TV's M*A*S*H
- Benjamin Woodman and Trilo Quist
ventriloquist duo in video game 'Ace Attorney'
- Benjamin "Ben" Wyatt
character on TV's Parks and Recreation
- Benjamin Brown
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Benjamin "Ben" Grimm
also known as The Thing, character in Marvel Universe
- Benjamin "Benny" Alden
character in Gertrude Chandler Warner's "The Boxcar Children"
- Benjamin "Ben" Tallmadge
real life Revolutionary War hero portrayed on AMC's "Turn"
- Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Gates
main character of the "National Treasure" movies
- "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
" children's book by Beatrix Potter
- Benjen Stark
character on "Game of Thrones"
- Benjamin "Ben" Ripley
main character in book series "Spy School"
- Benjamin Lafayette Sisko
Captain on TV show "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
- Benjamin "Benny" Young
TV character on "The Haves and the Have Nots".
Variations & nicknames
More nicknames
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