Benjamin

Hebrew

"son of the right hand"

Benjamin Origin and Meaning

The name Benjamin is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "son of the right hand".

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.

Benjamin Rank in US Top 1000

# 11 in the US

Benjamin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 91 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Benjamin

• 11 US 2023
• 91 Nameberry 2025
• 9 Canada 2023
• 20 Future 2035
• 53 England 2023
• 79 Scotland 2024
• 74 Ireland 2024
• 50 Australia 2024
• 41 New Zealand 2024
• 98 France 2018
• 76 Germany 2024
• 25 Netherlands 2024
• 76 Portugal 2014
• 130 Mexico 2021
• 28 Brazil 2024
• 37 Sweden 2024
• 46 Norway 2024
• 50 Denmark 2021
• 28 Finland 2022
• 26 Iceland 2014
• 66 Switzerland 2023
• 34 Austria 2023
• 72 Hungary 2024
• 155 Poland 2020
• 47 Slovenia 2023
• 38 Israel 2023
• 4 Chile 2021
• 57 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2023

20 Names Similar to Benjamin

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Benjamin.

• William
• Samuel
• Thomas
• James
• Luke
• Andrew
• Alexander
• Jack
• Charles
• Daniel
• Jacob
• Nicholas
• Isaac
• Matthew
• Nathan
• Nathaniel
• David
• Lucas
• Adam
• Joseph

Famous People Named Benjamin

• 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

The name 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".

International Variations of the name Benjamin

• Beniamin Slavic
• Benjaminho Portuguese
• Benjammén Spanish
• Min Spanish
• Benjamino Italian
• Chelín Spanish
• Mincho Spanish
• Benja Spanish
• Beniamino Italian
• Venjamín Spanish
• Benkamin Basque
• Beinish Yiddish
• Benjamé Spanish
• Binyamin Israeli
• Benjemín Spanish
• Bannerjee Gaelic
• Veniamin Greek
• Beniamín Spanish
• Mino Spanish