Boy name Hebrew origin Jewish tradition

Binyamin

bin-yah-MEEN · 8 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
son of the right hand; Benjamin
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish/Hebrew
Religion
Jewish
Style era
timeless
Themes
religious · biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2307
2024 births61
Peak year2024
First appeared1978
Total US births1,032
2024 peak19781990200120132024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Beni
Alternate spellings
BenjaminBenyamin
In other languages
Binyamin (Hebrew)Benjamin (English)

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Notable people named Binyamin

Binyamin Netanyahu (Israeli PM)
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