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Benjamin

Pronounced /ˈbɛnd͡ʒəmɪn/

Rank in 2024
#14,980
Born in 2024
6
Peak year
1983 · #1283
Origin
Hebrew
Also recorded for boys:9,814 in 2024 (#11)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 6 girls were named Benjamin, about 1 in every 268,865.
  • It peaked in 1983 with 96 babies, ranked #1283.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1914.
  • 2,474 girls have been named Benjamin since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Benjamin per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 93 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 146 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 181 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 614 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 921 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Z: 364 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 155 babies, 0.01 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn, literally “son of the right/south or son of days”). Authorities differ on the meaning of the original Hebrew. Philo of Alexandria, the Samaritan Pentateuch The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs and Midrash Leḳaḥ-Ṭob understand יָמִין to mean "days" (a meaning attested in Daniel 12:13) understanding the name to mean "son of days (i.e.

  • A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
  • A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
/ˈbɛnd͡ʒəmɪn/

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