Hebrew Binyamin — son of the right hand. Jacob's youngest son; Benjamin Franklin carried it into American life.
Benjamin ranks 11th among American boys in 2025, with 9,770 born that year. Its best year was 1989, when 15,788 babies were given the name, ranking 29th. The typical living American called Benjamin is about 29 years old today. It is relatively most common in Rhode Island, where it accounts for 0.81% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.