Benjamin
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
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.
Benjamin for boys#11 US
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.
Benjamin for girls#11099 US
Yes, there are baby girls named Benjamin — typically between 10-20 recorded in a given year. These numbers are likely inflated due to data entry error, but you still could encounter a female Benjamin out there.
Pronounced BEN-juh-min.
As of October 2026, Benjamin ranked #11 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6 in 2017, Nameberry popularity #58.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #12 | 13,827 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #10 | 13,732 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #6 | 14,682 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #6 | 13,854 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #6 | 13,483 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #7 | 13,036 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #7 | 12,254 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #7 | 11,889 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #9 | 10,904 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #11 | 10,212 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #11 | 9,814 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #11 | 9,762 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Benjamin on lists
Famous Benjamins
- BenjaminBoy
son of Bilhan, of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:10).
- BenjaminBoy
of the sons of Harim (Ezra 10:32)
- Benjamin FranklinBoy
Founding Father of the United States
- Benjamin BannekerBoy
American scientist and surveyor
- Benjamin HarrisonBoy
23rd U.S. president
- Benjamin DisraeliBoy
1st Earl of Beaconsfield, British Prime Minister
- Benjamin "Bibi" NetanyahuBoy
9th Prime Minister of Israel
- (Edward) Benjamin BrittenBoy
English composer
- Benjamin Franklin "Bluff" WadeBoy
U.S. Senator from Ohio
- Benjamin Edward "Ben" StillerBoy
American actor
- Benjamin Geza "Ben" Affleck(Boy
Boldt), American actor and director
- Benjamin Thomas "Ben" BarnesBoy
English actor
- Benjamin Todd "Ben" RoethlisbergerBoy
American NFL football player
- Benjamin "Ben" McKenzie (Schenkkan)Boy
American actor
- Benjamin "Ben" GibbardBoy
American musician
- Benjamin "Ben" ShapiroBoy
author and political commentator, cousin of actress Mara Willson
- Benjamin John "Ben" HowardBoy
English singer,songwriter
- Benjamin Chase "Ben" HarperBoy
American singer,songwriter
- Benjamin Jeremy "Ben" SteinBoy
American actor, TV personality and politician
- Benjamin John "Ben" WhishawBoy
English actor
- Benjamin Lev "Ben" KwellerBoy
American singer,songwriter
- Benjamin "Ben" LovettBoy
English musician
- Benjamin BiolayBoy
French singer,songwriter
- Benjamin Scott "Ben" FoldsBoy
American singer,songwriter
- Benjamin W. LeeBoy
Korean,American theoretical physicist
- Benjamin MorrellBoy
American sea captain and memoirist
- Benjamin Woolfield MountfortBoy
New Zealand architect
- Benjamin Franklin TilleyBoy
1st Governor of American Samoa
- Benjamin Ricketson TuckerBoy
American anarchist
- Benjamin Alexandro AgostoBoy
American Olympic ice dancer
- Benjamin LeinerBoy
birth name of American boxer Benny Leonard
- Benjamin BurnleyBoy
American musician
- Benjamin FilipovicBoy
Bosnian film director
- Benjamin StoneBoy
English actor
- Benjamin Hayes GrierBoy
YouTuber
- Benjamin Michael "Ben" SeewaldBoy
American reality TV personality; husband of Jessa (Duggar) Seewald
- Benjamin August "Ben" EcksteinBoy
American child actor (identical triplet brother of Alexander & Caleb)
- Benjamin Arthur "Ben" McKeeBoy
American musician of band Imagine Dragons
- Benjamin RomneyBoy
son of American politician Mitt Romney
- Benjamin AtkinsonBoy
son of actor Rowan Atkinson
- Benjamin Storm KeoughBoy
son of singer Lisa Marie Presley
- Benjamin FordBoy
son of American actor Harrison Ford
- Benjamin Edward Sanaov (b. 2005)Boy
son of American actress Alison Sweeney
- Benjamin Rein Brady (b. 2009)Boy
son of model Gisele Bundchen and NFL player Tom Brady
- Benjamin Travolta (b. 2010)Boy
son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston
- Benjamin PeltonenBoy
Finnish singer
- Benjamin Michael Sorge (b. 2016)Boy
son of reality television star Jasmine Arteaga Sorge
- Benjamin Parma Ritter (b. 2017)Boy
son of American actor Tyler Ritter and Argentinian film director Lelia Parma
- Benjamin "Ben" HalloranBoy
Australian international footballer
- Benjamin IngrossoBoy
Swedish pop,singer, son of Pernilla Wahlgren and Emilio Ingrosso
- Benjamin Allen Cohen (b. 2019)Boy
son of American radio and TV talk show host Andy Cohen
Benjamin in pop culture
- "The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonBoy
" F. Scott Fitzgerald story and film
- Benjamin BraddockBoy
main character in film "The Graduate"
- Benjamin SuddlechopBoy
barber in The Fortunes of Nigel (1822) by Sir Walter Scott
- Benjamin Kirby TennysonBoy
main character on animated series "Ben 10"
- Benjamin Hubert Horatio Humphrey SeaverBoy
character on TV's "Growing Pains"
- Benjamin PriceBoy
character on TV's "Ravenswood"
- Benjamin “Ben” MitchellBoy
character on British soap opera “Eastenders”
- Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" PierceBoy
main character on TV's M*A*S*H
- Benjamin Woodman and Trilo QuistBoy
ventriloquist duo in video game 'Ace Attorney'
- Benjamin "Ben" WyattBoy
character on TV's Parks and Recreation
- Benjamin BrownBoy
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Benjamin "Ben" GrimmBoy
also known as The Thing, character in Marvel Universe
- Benjamin "Benny" AldenBoy
character in Gertrude Chandler Warner's "The Boxcar Children"
- Benjamin "Ben" TallmadgeBoy
real life Revolutionary War hero portrayed on AMC's "Turn"
- Benjamin Franklin "Ben" GatesBoy
main character of the "National Treasure" movies
- "The Tale of Benjamin BunnyBoy
" children's book by Beatrix Potter
- Benjen StarkBoy
character on "Game of Thrones"
- Benjamin "Ben" RipleyBoy
main character in book series "Spy School"
- Benjamin Lafayette SiskoBoy
Captain on TV show "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
- Benjamin "Benny" YoungBoy
TV character on "The Haves and the Have Nots".
Variations & nicknames
- BenjBoyBritish/American