Benji
Literal root meaning: “son of the right/south or son of days”
About the name Benji
Benji is a boy name with Biblical Hebrew roots, literally “son of the right/south or son of days”. It is related to Benjamin, which is where the meaning comes from.
It has a unique feel. In 2025, Benji ranked #1341 for boys in the US, with 142 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 1975. Since 2000, 99% of US babies named Benji were boys.
Etymology
A diminutive of Benjamin, which comes from Biblical Hebrew, meaning literally “son of the right/south or son of days”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Benji”, “Benjamin”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #1341
- In 2015
- #2359
- Babies in 2025
- 142
Popularity of Benji, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
Names similar to Benji
- Barak“lightning”
- Bartlett“son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”
- Baruch“blessed”
- Benjie“son of the right/south or son of days”
- Benjy“son of the right/south or son of days”
- Bennie“son of the right/south or son of days”
- Benzion“son of Zion”
- Abdon“servant”
- Adiv“splendid, pleasant, gallant, gracious, kind, considerate”
- Ailan“oak tree”
Name meanings marked or linked “Wiktionary” are adapted from Wiktionary by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; each name page links its source entry.