Benjamin comes from the Hebrew name Binyamin, which is derived from the Hebrew elements ben, meaning "son," and yamin, meaning "right hand" or "south." Together, it translates to "son of the right hand" or "right-handed son." In the Old Testament, Benjamin was the youngest son of Jacob and the founder of one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. It was a top 100 name in the United States every year between 1900 and 1926 before losing steam in the mid-1900s. It returned to the top 100 in 1968 and was a top 10 name every year between 2016 and 2022. It's the name TV host Andy Cohen gave his first child, Benjamin Allen, and the name Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen gave their eldest son, Benjamin Rein. Iconic actor John Travolta also has a son named Benjamin, born in 2010.
