Meaning of the nameBenjamim
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- Ben-ja-mim
- Biblical name
Benjamim is the Portuguese form of Binyamin, a male name of Hebrew origin generally interpreted as 'son of the right hand' or 'son of the south'.
Meaning
“son of the right hand or of the south”
- People (2022)
- 36,890
- Rank in Brazil
- #711
- Median age
- 4 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,261
- people
Benjamim in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Benjamim, 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 (17,891 people).
392 women 36,498 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 Benjamim is most common
States with the highest share of people named Benjamim in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.030%
- Maranhão 0.029%
- Espírito Santo 0.028%
- Roraima 0.028%
- Tocantins 0.024%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 6,039 | 0.014% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,844 | 0.014% |
| Bahia | 2,737 | 0.019% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,724 | 0.017% |
| Paraná | 2,335 | 0.020% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,110 | 0.019% |
| Maranhão | 1,978 | 0.029% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,745 | 0.023% |
| Ceará | 1,741 | 0.020% |
| Goiás | 1,566 | 0.022% |
| Pernambuco | 1,560 | 0.017% |
| Pará | 1,319 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,094 | 0.030% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,089 | 0.028% |
| Amazonas | 899 | 0.023% |
| Piauí | 709 | 0.022% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 658 | 0.024% |
| Paraíba | 608 | 0.015% |
| Distrito Federal | 590 | 0.021% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 517 | 0.016% |
| Alagoas | 508 | 0.016% |
| Sergipe | 394 | 0.018% |
| Tocantins | 367 | 0.024% |
| Rondônia | 282 | 0.018% |
| Roraima | 180 | 0.028% |
| Acre | 159 | 0.019% |
| Amapá | 138 | 0.019% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Benjamim
Wiktionary derives Benjamin from Biblical Hebrew binyamīn and records that scholars differ on the meaning: 'son of the right hand', 'son of the south' or 'son of days', among other readings. Behind the Name gives 'son of the south' or 'son of the right hand', from ben ('son') plus yamin ('right hand, south'), and lists Benjamim as the Portuguese form. It is the name of Jacob's youngest son in the Bible. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 36,890 people named Benjamim, with a median age of 4; proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Benjamin · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Benjamin · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Benjamim · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Benjamim · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Benjamim
What does the name Benjamim mean?
Benjamim means “son of the right hand or of the south”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Benjamim in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 36,890 people with the first name Benjamim, which ranks it number 711 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Benjamim a boy's or a girl's name?
Benjamim is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 392 women and 36,498 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Benjamim?
Benjamim is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Benjamim most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.030% of the state's population is named Benjamim (1,094 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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