Benji: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “son of the right hand”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- BEN-jee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (97% of all uses)
Diminutive of Benjamin. Benji is chiefly an affectionate short form rather than an original independent name.
How popular is Benji?
Babies named Benji in 2024104
2024 rank#1,628 boys
Peak year1975
Total US babies since 18802,205
Benji is rising: use over the last five years is 4.3× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Benji
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Benji questions
What does the name Benji mean?
Benji means "son of the right hand". It comes from Hebrew. Diminutive of Benjamin. Benji is chiefly an affectionate short form rather than an original independent name.
Is Benji a boy or girl name?
Benji is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Benji?
104 US babies were named Benji in 2024. Its peak year was 1975.
How do you pronounce Benji?
Benji is usually pronounced BEN-jee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.