Benn
Boy name · 33 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Benn: 33 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 6 births in 1994.
Benn started as a short, sturdy form of Benjamin, drawn from the Hebrew Binyamin meaning “son of the right hand” or “son of the south,” but it also stands strong as a Scottish contraction of Benedict, blessed. Pop culture fans know Benn first and foremost as a beloved surname turned first name through Bennet in *Pride and Prejudice*, though the single-n version brings its own crisp charm. Tony Benn, the legendary left-wing British politician and diarist, carried the name into public life with decades of principle and rhetorical fire. There is no major town called Benn, but Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain, shares the same Gaelic root meaning “peak.” It remains rarer than Ben as a given name in Scotland, making it a quiet, confident choice with a distinctively northern edge.
Boy 9 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 19946 babies
- Latest (2007)
- #5953 babies
- Total births
- 33since 1991
- 5-year trend
- ▼ 33%vs prior 5y