Benny

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Benny is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 48,814 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 48,202 as boys and 612 as girls. Benny gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1948 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,107 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 276
2023 218
2022 222
2021 222
2020 175
2019 161
2018 148
2017 131
2016 122
2015 123
2014 145
2013 142
2012 134
2011 149
2010 153
2009 149
2008 155
2007 193
2006 193
2005 167
2004 181
2003 161
2002 193
2001 165
2000 192
1999 158
1998 172
1997 166
1996 179
1995 182
1994 156
1993 207
1992 204
1991 201
1990 203
1989 219
1988 192
1987 211
1986 212
1985 213
1984 211
1983 219
1982 288
1981 292
1980 303
1979 339
1978 324
1977 300
1976 291
1975 329
1974 344
1973 311
1972 355
1971 370
1970 389
1969 404
1968 412
1967 405
1966 458
1965 522
1964 600
1963 644
1962 757
1961 727
1960 795
1959 857
1958 879
1957 881
1956 885
1955 836
1954 924
1953 905
1952 909
1951 933
1950 882
1949 977
1948 1,074
1947 1,070
1946 1,015
1945 832
1944 908
1943 972
1942 885
1941 843
1940 824
1939 870
1938 838
1937 778
1936 744
1935 690
1934 696
1933 604
1932 608
1931 612
1930 546
1929 498
1928 473
1927 440
1926 410
1925 408
1924 427
1923 354
1922 317
1921 321
1920 279
1919 282
1918 282
1917 231
1916 196
1915 210
1914 144
1913 122
1912 87
1911 50
1910 47
1909 31
1908 37
1907 41
1906 31
1905 27
1904 18
1903 17
1902 13
1901 17
1900 31
1899 13
1898 18
1897 12
1896 16
1895 10
1894 9
1893 9
1892 9
1891 6
1890 7
1889 5
1888 6
1887 10
1886 13
1885 9
1884 5
1882 5