Benjamin
Male#450 most common in Croatia1,354 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Son of the right hand
- Origin:
- Hebrew
About the name Benjamin
Hebrew name meaning 'son of the right hand'; the youngest son of Jacob in the Bible.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- March 31
Popularity with newborns
Benjamin has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
1,354 people in Croatia are called Benjamin, according to the 2021 census. That is #450 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Benjamin is recorded in every Croatian county.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.