Meaning of name Ben

The name Ben has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

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.

The name Ben is very likely a(n) Hungarian variant of the name Benedict. See other suggested Hungarian boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Benedict.

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

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

We think the name Ben should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Ben to be: A refined and well-mannered individual

In one word, you might describe Ben as a(n) "refined" person.

See other "refined" names for boys.