Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Benjamyn isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Benjamyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 398
- 398 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #9,832 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,832 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 42.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 296 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Benjamyn’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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