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Ben

Ben ranks #142 out of 6,032 boy dog names in our data (the #1 boy dog name is Charlie). Across all 16 places, 287 dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #227 among boy cat names.
Ben's popularity trend

Ben's share of dogs, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2009.

0.05%0.1%0.15%200720112015201920232025
Dogs in our data
287
across 16 places
Popularity rank
#142
of 6,032 boy dog names
5-year rank move
−165
2020 → 2025
Gender split
100% boys
0% girls100% boys
What does Ben mean?
/bɛn/1 syllable

Ben is most often a short form of Benjamin, a Hebrew name traditionally understood to mean "son of the right hand," borne in the Bible by the youngest son of Jacob. In Hebrew, "ben" on its own simply means "son."

Simple and steady, Ben feels timeless — a name that suits a loyal, dependable pet just as easily as it suits a person.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Ben shows up

Ben's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.

AdelaideAustralia0.2%
PlayfordAustralia0.2%
Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia0.1%
Surf Coast ShireAustralia0.1%
BurnsideAustralia0.1%
Basel-StadtSwitzerland0.1%
Noosa ShireAustralia0.1%
DarwinAustralia0.1%
CambridgeUnited States of America0.1%
Maple RidgeCanada0.1%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America0.0%
ZürichSwitzerland0.0%
WorcesterUnited States of America0.0%
SeattleUnited States of America0.0%

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