What is Ben short for?
Ben is short for Benjamin and Benedict. In 2025, 292 boys in the United States were given Ben as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Ben
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Benjamin Hebrew origin
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Ben from Benjamin: the timeless short form.
8 girls and 9,762 boys named Benjamin in 2025