Benjamin

“Son of the right hand; or son of days” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #11 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Benjamin has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #6 (2016) · 826,830 babies named Benjamin all-time · 1 in 170 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #1 in Argentina (2024) · #9 in Canada (2024) · #17 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #28 in New Zealand (2025) · #30 in Netherlands (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Benjamins

Benjamin Franklin — American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
Benjamin Netanyahu — Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
Benjamin Disraeli — British statesman (1804–1881)
Benjamin Harrison — President of the United States, 1889-1893 (1833–1901)
Benjamin Constant — French-Swiss politician, writer on politics and religion (1767-1830)

In stories & tradition

Benjamin (Spider-Man) — Spider-Man · The Amazing Spider-Man
Benjamin — Genesis 35 · Genesis 42
Benjamin (Thing) — Fantastic Four

What Benjamins become

Among 6,539 notable people named Benjamin:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.73× more often than among typical names — e.g. Benjamin N. Cardozo, United States federal judge (1870-1938).

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