Benjamin
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Benjamin is Hebrew for “son of my right hand,” with other readings giving “son of the south.” Benjamin was the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel, who died giving birth to him and called him “son of my sorrows” before Jacob renamed him. Benjamin suits statesmen, from Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Disraeli to Benjamin Netanyahu, and Dr. Benjamin Spock is another famous bearer. Benjamin was once mostly Jewish, but now everyone uses it, helped along by The Graduate and the Benji dog films.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Classic Biblical Baby Names, The Best Baby Names for Boys, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
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Usage of Benjamin in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Benjamin against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Benjamin is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Benjamin in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 9,762 boys were named Benjamin, making it the #11 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 826,830 boys have been named Benjamin, with the most (15,733) in 1989. It is most common, relative to births, in Rhode Island, Vermont and Alaska.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Benjamin in other languages
- Benjamín Czech, Icelandic, Slovak, Spanish
- Beniamin Polish, Romanian
- Вениамин Bulgarian, Russian
- Benjamen English
- Benjaminas Lithuanian
- Benjamí Catalan
- Benjámin Hungarian
- Bünyamin Turkish
Benjamin name days
- March 31 France
- August 30 Norway
- December 28 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Benjamin
There are 73 towns and villages with Benjamin in their name, in 12 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 37🇧🇷 Brazil 7🇦🇷 Argentina 5🇭🇹 Haiti 5🇺🇸 United States 5🇿🇲 Zambia 5🇧🇴 Bolivia 2🇨🇦 Canada 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Benjamin Constant | Amazonas, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 43,935 | Map |
| Benjamín Aceval | Presidente Hayes, 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 7,751 | Map |
| Benjamín Hill | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 5,071 | Map |
| Benjamin | Utah, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,145 | Map |
| Benjamín Aranda | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 332 | Map |
| Benjamin | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 267 | Map |
| San Benjamín | Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 16 | Map |
| Benjamín Martínez | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 7 | Map |
| Benjamín Salomón | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 7 | Map |
| Benjamin | Artibonite, 🇭🇹 Haiti | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Benjamin
There are 22 lakes and reservoirs with Benjamin in their name, in 4 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 13🇨🇦 Canada 7🇦🇺 Australia 1🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
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| Benjamin Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Benjamin Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Benjamin Lake | Northwest Territories, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Benjamin Lake | Arkansas, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Benjamin Lake | North Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Benjamin Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Benjamin Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Benjamin Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Benjamin Lake | Oregon, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Benjamin Lake | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Benjamin songs
3 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Benjamin in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Benjamin
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Benjamin.
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Benjamin Angoua
Benjamin Barg
Benjamin Becker
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Fictional characters named Benjamin
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Benjamin as a pet name
FurryName has found 309 dogs named Benjamin in public pet registers, making it the #638 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (177), Surf Coast Shire (3), Framingham (2). Benjamin as a dog name →
FurryName has found 11 cats named Benjamin in public pet registers, making it the #941 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (9), Surf Coast Shire (1), Richmond (1). Benjamin as a cat name →
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