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Benyamin

Boy

Meaning of Benyamin: Hebrew: 'son of the right hand'

Benyamin is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3288th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3288

34 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

769

First recorded 1974 · peak 2023

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 8 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 13 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 11 babies2002: 14 babies2003: 21 babies2004: 14 babies2005: 11 babies2006: 10 babies2007: 21 babies2008: 22 babies2009: 19 babies2010: 25 babies20102011: 22 babies2012: 20 babies2013: 20 babies2014: 29 babies2015: 32 babies2016: 39 babies2017: 29 babies2018: 36 babies2019: 36 babies2020: 31 babies20202021: 19 babies2022: 40 babies2023: 45 babies2024: 33 babies2025: 34 babies
US babies named Benyamin per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 45.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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