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Binyamin

Boy

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

Binyamin 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 — 2464th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2464

53 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,087

First recorded 1978 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 15 babies1992: 15 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 19 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 16 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 13 babies1999: 15 babies2000: 17 babies20002001: 13 babies2002: 23 babies2003: 21 babies2004: 16 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 28 babies2007: 20 babies2008: 29 babies2009: 33 babies2010: 30 babies20102011: 33 babies2012: 33 babies2013: 34 babies2014: 35 babies2015: 40 babies2016: 51 babies2017: 36 babies2018: 45 babies2019: 39 babies2020: 40 babies20202021: 47 babies2022: 45 babies2023: 56 babies2024: 63 babies2025: 53 babies
US babies named Binyamin per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 63.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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