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Ben

As a boy's name, Ben traces back to Hebrew, where it is understood to mean "Hebrew, son of the right hand". It has cooled since its 1920s peak, though it is still chosen today. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. Since 1900, roughly 76,567 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.

EtymologyShort for Benjamin
HebrewHebrew – "son of the right hand"
Births by decade
1900s
3,034
1910s
9,643
1920s
10,745
1930s
8,711
1940s
8,101
1950s
7,792
1960s
7,952
1970s
5,837
1980s
4,511
1990s
3,445
2000s
4,163
2010s
2,633
Peaked in the 1920s · 76,567 total U.S. births since 1900