boy's name
Binyamin
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,433
Binyamin is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 53 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Binyamin is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 63 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 62,555 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1978.
Binyamin over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 53 |
| 1990s | 132 |
| 2000s | 217 |
| 2010s | 376 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 304 |
How popular is Binyamin?
In 2025, Binyamin was given to 53 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Binyamin is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Binyamin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Binyamin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Binyamin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Binyamin in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Binyamin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Binyamin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Binyamin
How popular is the name Binyamin?
In 2025, Binyamin was given to 53 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Binyamin a girl's or a boy's name?
Binyamin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Binyamin most popular?
Binyamin peaked in 2024, when 63 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Binyamin a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Binyamin currently ranks #2,171 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.