Benjamin
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About Benjamin
The name Benjamin is currently ranked #11 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #6 in 2017. The name is most popular in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Massachusetts. Benjamin is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
3 syllables.
As of September 2026, Benjamin ranked #11 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6 in 2017, Nameberry popularity #81.
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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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
- BeniaminSlavic
- BenjaminhoPortuguese
- BenjamménSpanish
- MinSpanish
- BenjaminoItalian
- ChelínSpanish
- MinchoSpanish
- BenjaSpanish
- BeniaminoItalian
- VenjamínSpanish
- BenkaminBasque
- BeinishYiddish
- BenjaméSpanish
- BinyaminIsraeli
- BenjemínSpanish
- BannerjeeGaelic
- VeniaminGreek
- BeniamínSpanish
- MinoSpanish
- BenjBritish/American
More nicknames
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