Meaning of the nameBejamin
- Male
- Be-ja-min
Bejamin is a masculine name recorded as a spelling variant of Benjamim, a name of Hebrew origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Bejamin is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 4,724
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,848
- Median age
- 3 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,056
- people
Bejamin in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Bejamin, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (2,402 people).
63 women 4,661 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Bejamin is most common
States with the highest share of people named Bejamin in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 583 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 565 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 327 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 327 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 308 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 296 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 262 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 214 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 185 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 153 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 143 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 141 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 134 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 122 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 121 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 117 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 113 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 103 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 98 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 91 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 79 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 62 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 53 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 42 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 35 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 31 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Bejamin
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Bejamin among the spelling variants of Benjamim. Benjamim comes from the Hebrew Binyamin, explained as 'son of the south' or 'son of the right hand' (ben, 'son', plus yamin), according to Behind the Name, which records it as the biblical name of a son of Jacob. The origin of the spelling Bejamin, without the n, is uncertain. The name is almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,724 people named Bejamin, with a median age of 3.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Benjamim · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Benjamin · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Bejamin
What does the name Bejamin mean?
The meaning of Bejamin is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Bejamin in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,724 people with the first name Bejamin, which ranks it number 2,848 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Bejamin a boy's or a girl's name?
Bejamin is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 63 women and 4,661 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Bejamin most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Bejamin (153 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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