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Benji

Benji ranks #20 out of 6,032 boy dog names in our data (the #1 boy dog name is Charlie). Across all 17 places, 1,280 dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #206 among boy cat names.
Benji's popularity trend

Benji's share of dogs, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2024.

0.05%0.1%0.15%200720112015201920232025
Dogs in our data
1,280
across 17 places
Popularity rank
#20
of 6,032 boy dog names
5-year rank move
+21
2020 → 2025
Gender split
97% boys
3% girls97% boys
What does Benji mean?
2 syllables

Benji is a nickname for Benjamin, a name from the Hebrew Binyamin, meaning son of the right hand -- an idiom for good fortune, and sometimes read as son of the south, since south lay to the right when facing the rising sun in the biblical world.

Benji has a soft, approachable sound, a name that fits a small, devoted companion who's always at your side.

Where Benji shows up

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

TorontoCanada0.5%
ProspectAustralia0.4%
Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia0.3%
DarwinAustralia0.3%
New York CityUnited States of America0.3%
Noosa ShireAustralia0.3%
PlayfordAustralia0.2%
BurnsideAustralia0.2%
WorcesterUnited States of America0.2%
ZürichSwitzerland0.1%
Maple RidgeCanada0.1%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America0.1%
Surf Coast ShireAustralia0.1%
SeattleUnited States of America0.1%
Basel-StadtSwitzerland0.1%
CambridgeUnited States of America0.1%

Names like Benji

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