Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: steady
BinyaminIn Hebrew: בנימין · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: בִּנְיָמִיןRomanization: binyamín
Binyamin (Hebrew: בנימין) is a boy's name of biblical origin. 24,368 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 495 boys and ranked #37. Its peak year was 2024, with 495 babies.
- People in Israel
- 24,368
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 495
- rank #37
- Peak year
- 2024
- 495 babies
- USA, 2025
- 53
- rank #2,516
Writing and saying Binyamin
In Hebrew letters the name is בנימין, read right to left. Binyamin is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "binyamín" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Binyamin and Binyomin, equivalent to English Benjamin
- Benjamin (the youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible)
From בן and ימין; son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Binyamin by year: Israel and abroad
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Binyamin in English-speaking countries
| Country / region | Year | Babies | Rank | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | 53 | #2,516 | 2024 (63) |
| United Kingdom | 2025 | 11 | #2,203 | 2017 (18) |
| England and Wales | 2025 | 11 | #2,131 | 2017 (18) |
Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Binyamin has every year and the other spellings.
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Binyamin
How do you write Binyamin in Hebrew?
Binyamin is written בנימין in Hebrew (with vowel points: בִּנְיָמִין). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "binyamín".
How many people in Israel are named Binyamin?
24,368 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name בנימין: 0 women and 24,368 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Binyamin a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named בנימין are men.
What does the name Binyamin mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Binyamin and Binyomin, equivalent to English Benjamin" Etymology: From בן and ימין; son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.
Is Binyamin used outside Israel?
The name Binyamin appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 53 boys were given it in 2025 (#2,516), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 11 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.
Abroad
- United States: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)
Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications - National Data
Years 1880–2025 · updated 2026-04-13 · licence: Public domain (U.S. Government work) · names given to fewer than 5 babies a year are not published - England and Wales: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Baby names in England and Wales: from 1996
Years 1996–2025 · updated 2026-07 · licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 · names given to fewer than 3 babies a year are not published
Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.