Meaning of the nameBenjamin
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- Ben-ja-min
- Biblical name
Benjamin is a male name of Hebrew origin, from Binyamin, usually interpreted as 'son of the right hand' or 'son of the south'.
- People (2022)
- 52,082
- Rank in Brazil
- #548
- Median age
- 4 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,315
- people
Benjamin in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Benjamin, 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 (25,239 people).
555 women 51,527 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 Benjamin is most common
States with the highest share of people named Benjamin in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.041%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.041%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.038%
- Espírito Santo 0.038%
- Distrito Federal 0.037%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 10,214 | 0.023% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,482 | 0.028% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,424 | 0.041% |
| Paraná | 4,204 | 0.037% |
| Bahia | 3,337 | 0.024% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,296 | 0.016% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,138 | 0.041% |
| Maranhão | 2,110 | 0.031% |
| Ceará | 2,060 | 0.023% |
| Pernambuco | 1,760 | 0.019% |
| Goiás | 1,617 | 0.023% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,442 | 0.038% |
| Pará | 1,421 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,049 | 0.038% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,045 | 0.037% |
| Amazonas | 1,025 | 0.026% |
| Mato Grosso | 967 | 0.026% |
| Piauí | 899 | 0.028% |
| Paraíba | 692 | 0.017% |
| Alagoas | 621 | 0.020% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 586 | 0.018% |
| Sergipe | 521 | 0.024% |
| Tocantins | 324 | 0.021% |
| Rondônia | 317 | 0.020% |
| Roraima | 205 | 0.032% |
| Amapá | 165 | 0.023% |
| Acre | 161 | 0.019% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Benjamin
The name comes from Biblical Hebrew Binyamin, formed from ben, 'son', and yamin, 'right hand' or 'south'. It is the name of Jacob's youngest son in the Old Testament. Wiktionary records that authorities disagree about the original sense: some read it as 'son of days', 'son of the right hand' or 'son of good fortune'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 52,082 people named Benjamin, with a median age of 4, the great majority born from 2010 onward. Benjamim is the Portuguese form recorded in Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Benjamin · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Benjamin · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Benjamim · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Benjamin
What does the name Benjamin mean?
Benjamin means “son of the right hand (or of the south)”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Benjamin in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 52,082 people with the first name Benjamin, which ranks it number 548 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Benjamin a boy's or a girl's name?
Benjamin is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 555 women and 51,527 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Benjamin?
Benjamin is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Benjamin most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.041% of the state's population is named Benjamin (3,138 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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