Meaning of the nameBen
Ben is a short masculine name, an abbreviated form of Benjamin, 'son of the right hand', or of Benedict, 'blessed'.
Meaning
“abbreviated form of Benjamin ('son of the right hand') or of Benedict ('blessed')”
Source: Behind the Name: Ben · Behind the Name: Benjamin · Behind the Name: Benedict
- People (2022)
- 2,150
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,872
- Median age
- 13 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,133
- people
Ben in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ben, 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 (656 people).
24 women 2,126 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 Ben is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ben in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 448 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 442 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 190 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 163 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 158 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 116 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 96 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 60 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 46 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 41 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 38 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 38 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 27 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ben
Behind the Name describes Ben as an abbreviated form of Benjamin, of Benedict and of other names beginning with Ben. Benjamin comes from the Hebrew Binyamin, 'son of the right hand' (or 'of the south', according to the same source), and Benedict comes from the Latin Benedictus, 'blessed'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,150 people named Ben, with a median age of 13; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The name is almost always male, and most were born from 1990 onward.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Ben · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Benjamin · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Benedict · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Ben
What does the name Ben mean?
Ben means “abbreviated form of Benjamin ('son of the right hand') or of Benedict ('blessed')”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Ben in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,150 people with the first name Ben, which ranks it number 4,872 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Ben a boy's or a girl's name?
Ben is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 24 women and 2,126 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ben?
Ben is a name of Hebrew and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ben most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Ben (442 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Names that also mean blessing
See all- Benedito♂Blessed152,493 people
- Bento♂Blessed39,973 people
- Joseph♂(God) will add5,461 people
- Elísio♂The Elysium, abode of the blessed in Greco-Roman mythology4,381 people
- Benito♂Blessed2,460 people
- Fortunato♂Fortunate, blessed, happy1,751 people
- Benedicto♂Blessed1,462 people
- Macario♂Blessed, happy750 people
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