How do you pronounce Benjamin?

Benjamin is pronounced BEN-juh-min.

What is the origin of Benjamin?

Benjamin is of Hebrew origin, from Jewish culture.

Boy name Hebrew origin Multiple tradition Top 50 in 2024

Benjamin

BEN-juh-min · 8 letters · 3 syllables

What it means

Son of the right hand

Language

Hebrew

Culture

Jewish

Religion

Multiple

Style era

classic

Themes

biblical

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#11

2024 births9,814

Peak year1989

First appeared1880

Total US births816,962

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

BenBennyBenji

Alternate spellings

BenjamenBeniamin

In other languages

Benjamín (Spanish)Beniamino (Italian)Benjamim (Portuguese)

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