Declining since 2019, #9,714 for boys today.
Popularity of Benjamyn since 1978
Babies named Benjamyn per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2007, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Benjamyn's real moment was 2019.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 49 |
| 2000s | 117 |
| 2010s | 152 |
| 2020s | 63 |
Meaning & origin
Benjamyn is a modern respelling of Benjamin, first recorded in the United States in 1978. This variation fits a pattern of substituting 'y' for 'i' to create a distinctive spelling while retaining the familiar sound. The name reached its peak popularity in 2019 when it ranked highest, but it has been declining in use since then. Despite its rarity (approximately 1 in 244,011 newborns in 2025), Benjamyn offers a familiar yet unique alternative to the traditional Benjamin. It appears most commonly in the 2010s and has not seen a revival. The name is not strongly associated with any particular state.
Benjamyn is a modern respelling of Benjamin, a name of Hebrew origin from Binyamin. In the Bible, Benjamin was the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel. The variant spelling with 'y' instead of 'i' emerged in the late 20th century as part of a trend toward creative name spellings in English-speaking countries.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ben, Benny, Jamyn
Sibling names for Benjamyn
Names that share Benjamyn's style, for a brother or sister.
