BenjaminName meaning, origin and popularity
Benjamin is a boy’s name of Hebrew origin. Its traditional meaning is “son of the right hand”.
Benjamin at a glance
- Meaning
- son of the right hand
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Boy
- Letters
- 8
- First letter
- B
- NSW rank 2025
- #46 for boys
How popular is Benjamin in Australia?
In 2025, Benjamin was number 46 in the NSW top 100 for boys, with 149 babies registered. In 2024 it was number 44. Its highest rank for boys was number 5 in 1988, and it has been in the top 100 in 59 of the 74 years since 1952.
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (boys) | #14 | #8 | #7 | #14 | #19 | #44 | #46 |
“–” means the name was outside the top 100 that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Popular Baby Names 1952 to 2025 (Data.NSW, data as at 26 March 2026). The list covers the top 100 names for each sex per year in NSW only. See popular baby names for the full 2025 top 20.
Names similar to Benjamin
Other Hebrew names for boys (including unisex names):
- CalebHebrew
- DanielHebrew
- DavidHebrew
- EdenHebrew
- EliHebrew
- ElijahHebrew
- ElishaHebrew
- ElliottHebrew
- EnochHebrew
- EthanHebrew
- EzekielHebrew
- EzraHebrew
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