Benny

Given to 49,144 US babies since 1882

▲ Rising +66% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#4352

recorded as girls

4,594 since 2024

#840

recorded as boys

48 since 2024

Babies in 2025

325

girls 32 · boys 293

Peak year

1939

864 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

49,144

since 1882

Born a Benny? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Benny was most popular in 1939, when 864 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.78 per 1,000). In 2025, 293 babies were named Benny, ranking #840 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 66%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	32	4352	293	840
2024	11	8946	267	888
2023	9	10312	209	1044
2022	11	9056	211	1044
2021	6	13464	217	1006
2020	6	13453	170	1144
2019	<5	—	161	1188
2018	<5	—	148	1244
2017	<5	—	131	1360
2016	<5	—	122	1421
2015	5	16419	118	1438
2014	5	16513	140	1272
2013	<5	—	142	1243
2012	<5	—	135	1293
2011	<5	—	149	1183
2010	<5	—	153	1179
2009	<5	—	149	1209
2008	<5	—	155	1165
2007	<5	—	193	1002
2006	<5	—	193	963
2005	<5	—	167	1013
2004	<5	—	181	934
2003	<5	—	161	983
2002	<5	—	193	859
2001	<5	—	165	941
2000	<5	—	192	835
1999	<5	—	158	926
1998	<5	—	172	847
1997	<5	—	166	852
1996	<5	—	179	802
1995	<5	—	182	796
1994	<5	—	156	858
1993	<5	—	207	719
1992	<5	—	204	723
1991	<5	—	201	715
1990	<5	—	203	712
1989	8	8761	211	685
1988	<5	—	192	678
1987	<5	—	211	629
1986	<5	—	212	613
1985	<5	—	213	599
1984	<5	—	211	582
1983	5	10275	214	576
1982	<5	—	288	500
1981	<5	—	292	490
1980	6	9095	297	491
1979	<5	—	339	436
1978	6	8562	318	446
1977	<5	—	300	465
1976	5	9284	285	464
1975	5	9067	325	437
1974	<5	—	344	424
1973	8	6080	303	450
1972	7	6558	348	424
1971	<5	—	370	418
1970	5	7995	384	415
1969	7	5974	397	399
1968	8	5147	404	386
1967	7	5457	398	373
1966	<5	—	458	348
1965	8	4831	514	334
1964	8	5008	592	320
1963	7	5296	637	314
1962	5	6578	752	279
1961	8	4882	719	290
1960	11	3920	784	282
1959	12	3619	845	273
1958	6	5408	873	262
1957	8	4536	873	255
1956	<5	—	884	245
1955	14	3095	822	245
1954	10	3718	914	233
1953	8	4226	897	224
1952	13	3040	896	223
1951	7	4385	926	213
1950	7	4315	875	215
1949	8	3892	969	206
1948	9	3593	1,065	189
1947	9	3706	1,061	191
1946	12	2880	1,003	184
1945	11	2742	822	187
1944	11	2762	897	181
1943	12	2695	960	176
1942	8	3444	877	180
1941	8	3252	835	181
1940	10	2737	814	178
1939	6	3782	864	172
1938	15	2113	823	179
1937	18	1845	760	179
1936	12	2386	732	181
1935	12	2439	678	190
1934	12	2424	684	187
1933	9	2868	595	198
1932	15	2130	593	210
1931	11	2581	601	210
1930	13	2425	533	237
1929	15	2191	483	255
1928	13	2497	460	265
1927	11	2859	429	272
1926	11	2872	399	286
1925	14	2489	394	289
1924	12	2809	415	279
1923	8	3641	346	305
1922	18	2109	299	339
1921	5	5099	316	333
1920	7	3957	272	362
1919	7	3817	275	340
1918	<5	—	282	342
1917	8	3344	223	377
1916	<5	—	196	396
1915	<5	—	210	371
1914	<5	—	144	395
1913	<5	—	122	381
1912	<5	—	87	418
1911	<5	—	50	404
1910	<5	—	47	376
1909	<5	—	31	453
1908	<5	—	37	383
1907	<5	—	41	331
1906	<5	—	31	387
1905	<5	—	27	410
1904	<5	—	18	515
1903	<5	—	17	527
1902	<5	—	13	615
1901	<5	—	17	466
1900	<5	—	31	402
1899	<5	—	13	548
1898	<5	—	18	485
1897	<5	—	12	615
1896	<5	—	16	518
1895	<5	—	10	685
1894	<5	—	9	730
1893	<5	—	9	705
1892	<5	—	9	748
1891	<5	—	6	841
1890	<5	—	7	814
1889	<5	—	5	974
1888	<5	—	6	917
1887	<5	—	10	583
1886	<5	—	13	512
1885	<5	—	9	641
1884	<5	—	5	971
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	5	943