Benjamin Name Meaning

Gender :

Masculine

Meaning of Benjamin :

Used in country/religion :

Afghan , African , American , Australian , British , Chinese , Danish , Dutch , English , Finnish , French , German , Hawaiian , Hebrew , Irish , Jamaican , Japanese , Portuguese , Swedish , Swiss

Pronounciation
of Name Benjamin :

/BEN-jə-min/

Etymology
of Name Benjamin :

History
of Name Benjamin :

Popular In :

United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Information about the
Name of Benjamin :

Being a biblical name, the name Benjamin is highly favored by most Christians as a name to their sons. Although it sounds old-fashioned but it remains as a trendy name.This is one of the names that have distinctive variants from foreign languages.

Famous People with
Name Benjamin :

Benjamin Franklin is an American statesman, diplomat and inventor. He is considered to be one of the Founding Fathers of the US. Benjamin Harrison is a former U.S. President, serving from 1889 to 1893. Benjamin Netanyahu is the Israeli Prime Minister in office from March 2009.

Variant Names of Benjamin:

Ben, Benejamen, Beniamino, Benjaman, Benjamen

Beniam (Ethiopian), Beniamino (Italian), Beniamin (Romanian), Benjamim (Portuguese), Beno (Dutch)

Rhyming Names of Benjamin: 

Names Similar to Benjamin :

Benji, Benjy, Benjaman, Benji, Benjie, Benjimen, Benjy, Benjene, Benjennelle, Benjernnelle

Popularity Rank :

Benjamin name was top ranked at 113 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 10 position in American during year 2015

Name Benjamin has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 78 position. 706345 numbers of people were named Benjamin so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

More about :

The masculine name Benjamin is taken from the Hebrew name Binyamin that means “son of the right hand” or “son of the south”.

Benjamin Numerology :

Personality No. 8. People with name Benjamin are bold & materialistic but rigid too. They have strong will power. They love power, authority & leadership. Person with Benjamin having 8 as Personality number are good planners & very good at business. They are analytical, intellectual & determined. They are religious, efficient, trustworthy & compassionate. They are tenacious, & ambitious. More Numerology