Ben: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced BEN · 1 syllable

A shortening of the given name Benjamin or, less often, of Benedict.

How popular is Ben?

Ben was the #843 name in the US in 2025, given to 292 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1880.

Babies named Ben in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1880).

Half of US adults named Ben are older than 57; most are between 22 and 85. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Ben have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Ben is pronounced BEN.

Ben was the #843 name in the US in 2025, given to 292 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1880.

Half of US adults named Ben are older than 57. Most are between 22 and 85.