Meaning 
The name Ben has the following meaning: Blessed one. An alternative to equally popular names "Ben" and "Benjamin."
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Ben is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 552 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Ben fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 39 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 653 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Ben in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Ben and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Ben: Boys - Albin, Cornelius, Perry, Silas, Girls - Angelica, Aura, Charmaine, Chastity, Gusta, Karli, Lorine, Velva, Violet, Both genders - Amy, Ivory, Virginia
Variants 
The name Ben is a variant of Benedict. Other popular variants of the name Benedict are: Ben (Hungarian), Bendek, Bendick (Eastern European), Bendict, Bendix, Benedictus (Russian), Benedikte, Benes (Israeli), Benito (Italian), Benke, Bennedikt (Greek), Benneit (Yiddish), Bennett (English), Bennt (Basque), Benoit (Spanish), Bent (Slavic), Venedict, Venka, Venya
Style 
We think the name Ben should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Ben to be: A refined and well-mannered individualIn one word, you might describe Ben as a(n) " refined" person. See other "refined" names for boys.
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