Bennie Boy & girl
How popular is Bennie?
#2,516 boy name in 2025
53 baby boys were named Bennie in the US in 2025, making it the 2516th most popular boy name. Another 61 girls got the name (#2,778 for girls).
Bennie popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,516 for boys (▼ 14 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 53 boys, 61 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+2% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,428 in 2015, #2,418 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1929 (959 boys) |
| Highest rank | #130 in 1903 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 68% boys, 32% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Bennie counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Benny family of names ranked #682 for boys in 2025 (#728 the year before), with 371 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Benny | 293 | 79% |
| Bennie | 53 | 14% |
| Beni | 20 | 5% |
| Beny | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Bennie is most popular
Babies named Bennie per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Missouri: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (25 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 boys)
Bennie by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 448 | #194 |
| 1890s | 902 | #135 |
| 1900s | 1,438 | #130 |
| 1910s | 5,647 | #146 |
| 1920s | 8,595 | #158 |
| 1930s | 8,705 | #155 |
| 1940s | 8,480 | #175 |
| 1950s | 7,182 | #236 |
| 1960s | 4,582 | #329 |
| 1970s | 2,634 | #434 |
| 1980s | 1,689 | #592 |
| 1990s | 1,022 | #853 |
| 2000s | 626 | #1,605 |
| 2010s | 480 | #2,211 |
| 2020s | 323 | #2,324 |
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Questions
- Is Bennie a boy or girl name?
- Bennie is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 68% of babies named Bennie were boys and 32% were girls.
- How popular is the name Bennie?
- 53 baby boys were named Bennie in the US in 2025, making it the 2516th most popular boy name. Another 61 girls got the name (#2,778 for girls).
- When was Bennie most popular?
- Bennie peaked in 1929, when 959 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #130 in 1903.
- How many people are named Bennie?
- 62,689 babies have been named Bennie in the US since 1880. We estimate about 24,146 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 69.
- Where is Bennie most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Bennie was most common in Missouri, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.