Baby names info for BENJAMIN:
- Gender: boy
- Syllables: 3
- Characters: 8
- Pronunciation: BEN-ja-min
Origin and Meaning:
- Hebrew meaning of the name BENJAMIN for a boy:
- son of the right hand
Baby Names Popularity:
- BENJAMIN is the 25th most popular boy's name in the United States.
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Surnames:
- BENJAMIN is a common last name.
It's the 868th most common surname in the United States (according to the 2000 U.S. Census).
Nicknames:
- BEN, BENJI
BENJAMIN appears in the following lists of names:
- United States Supreme Court Justices
- Presidents of the United States
- Signers of the Declaration of Independence
- Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
- Famous Classical Music composers
- Nobel Peace Prize winners
- United States Attorney Generals
- National Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinees
- The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of Alltime (Premiere)
- Brad Pitt roles
- John Goodman roles
