Binyomin
A masculine Hebrew name meaning "son of the right hand".
Name Census estimates that about 1,258 living Americans carry the first name Binyomin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Binyomin today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Binyomin births was 2024 (71 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Binyomin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Binyomin with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Binyomin is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 17 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.3K
~ 1 in 272,460 Americans
Peak year
2024
71 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,094
Tracked since 1973
Census
Binyomin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 943 people with the first name Binyomin, which placed it at #12,972 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,972
National first-name rank
People counted
943
943 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
98.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Binyomin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Binyomin is White at 98.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (0.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Binyomin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Binyomin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White98.6% · 930
- Hispanic or Latino0.8% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Popularity
Binyomin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Binyomin from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 408 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Binyomin remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Binyomin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Binyomin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Binyomins live
Origin
Meaning and history of Binyomin
The name Binyomin has its origins in the Hebrew language and Jewish culture. It is a variant spelling of the biblical name Benjamin, which means "son of the right hand" or "son of the south" in Hebrew. The name is derived from the Hebrew words "ben" meaning son, and "yamin" meaning right hand or south.
The name Benjamin first appears in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, as the name of the youngest son of the patriarch Jacob and his wife Rachel. In the biblical narrative, Benjamin's birth is particularly significant, as Rachel died while giving birth to him.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the variant spelling Binyomin can be found in the Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism. The Talmud contains discussions and analyses of Jewish law and traditions, including references to various biblical figures, such as Binyomin.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Binyomin. One of the most famous was Binyomin Ze'ev Herzl (1860-1904), an Austro-Hungarian Jewish writer and political activist who is widely considered the founder of modern Zionism. His book "Der Judenstaat" (The Jewish State) published in 1896, outlined his vision for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
Another prominent figure was Binyomin Musafia (1606-1675), an Italian rabbi and scholar who lived in Venice. He was known for his expertise in Talmudic literature and Hebrew grammar, and his works were widely studied in Jewish communities across Europe.
In the 18th century, Binyomin Wolf Ettinger (1732-1804) was a German-Jewish scholar and author who wrote extensively on Jewish law and philosophy. His works, including "Arba'ah Turim" (Four Rows), were influential in shaping Jewish thought and legal interpretations.
The name Binyomin was also borne by Binyomin Disraeli (1804-1881), a British politician and writer who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1868 to 1868 and again from 1874 to 1880. Despite his Jewish ancestry, Disraeli was a member of the Anglican Church.
More recently, Binyomin Netanyahu (born 1949) is a prominent Israeli politician who has served multiple terms as the Prime Minister of Israel, most recently from 2009 to 2022. He is a controversial figure, known for his strong stance on security issues and his support for Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
People
Binyomin + last name combinations
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FAQ
Binyomin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Binyomin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,258 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Binyomin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 272,460 US residents.
Is Binyomin a common name?
We classify Binyomin as "Rare". It ranks above 91.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,276 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Binyomin most popular?
The single biggest year for Binyomin was 2024, when 71 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Binyomin is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Binyomin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 943 people with the name Binyomin, or 0.31 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,972 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Binyomin in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Binyomin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Binyomin appears almost entirely male. Of the 949 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Binyomin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Binyomin is White at 98.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (0.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Binyomin most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Binyomin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.6% (930 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Binyomin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Binyomin a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Binyomin in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Binyomin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Binyomin in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Binyomin can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Binyomin?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Binyomin on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.