Benjamin

“son of the right hand”

Boy’s name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Benjamin

Benjamin means “son of the right hand” and is of Hebrew origin.

It peaked in 1992.
Over recent years, Benjamin has been falling (−11.9% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Benjamin every 11 schools.

Benjamin ranks 6^th in British Columbia (Canada), 6^th in Ontario (Canada) and 11^th in United States, against 208^th in France.

British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
6^th boys’ name434 babies in 3 years1 boy in 103−5.3% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
6^th boys’ name1,498 babies in 3 years1 boy in 113−5.2% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
11^th boys’ name29,851 babies in 3 years1 boy in 172−4.4% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
37^th boys’ name265 babies in 3 years1 boy in 186−6.2% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
73^rd boys’ name102 babies in 3 years1 boy in 250−2.6% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
78^th boys’ name239 babies in 3 years1 boy in 301−3.9% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
58^th boys’ name2,706 babies in 3 years1 boy in 305−9.4% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
90^th boys’ name172 babies in 3 years1 boy in 348−6% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

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