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Binyamin

“Son of the right hand” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #2516 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Binyamin has appeared in US records since 1978 — best rank #2261 (2024) · 1,087 babies named Binyamin all-time · 1 in 33,000 boys born in 2025.

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 34 notable people named Binyamin:

Artists & writers appear 1.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Binyamin Lipkin, Chabad, Hasidic author and newspaper editor.

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