Binyamin

“Son of the right hand” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #2520 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Binyamin reached its best rank, #2265, in 2024 and ranked #2520 in 2025. About 1,100 boys have carried it since 1978. In New Jersey and New York it runs 6–11× its national rate.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Binyamins

Binyamin Temkin — Mexican-Israeli politician
Binyamin Avniel — Israeli politician (1906-1993)
Binyamin Sasson — Israeli politician
Binyamin Arditi — Israeli politician (1897-1981)
Binyamin Lau — Israeli rabbi and activist (born 1961)

In stories & tradition

Binyamin (Benjamin) — Genesis 35 · Genesis 42

What Binyamins become

Among 35 notable people named Binyamin:

Artists & writers appear 1.83× more often than among typical names — e.g. Binyamin Lipkin, Chabad, Hasidic author and newspaper editor.

Similar names: Binyomin · Yisrael · Malachai · Baruch · Natan · Elyon

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