Benny Boy
How popular is Benny?
#840 boy name in 2025
293 baby boys were named Benny in the US in 2025, making it the 840th most popular boy name. Another 32 girls got the name (#4,351 for girls).
Benny popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #840 for boys (▲ 48 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 293 boys, 32 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+148% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,438 in 2015, #1,144 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1948 (1,065 boys) |
| Highest rank | #172 in 1939 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 96% boys, 4% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Benny 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 Benny is most popular
Babies named Benny per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Utah: 0.5 per 1,000 (43 boys)
- Arizona: 0.3 per 1,000 (56 boys)
- California: 0.3 per 1,000 (265 boys)
- Washington: 0.2 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- Texas: 0.2 per 1,000 (141 boys)
Benny by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 53 | #512 |
| 1890s | 109 | #485 |
| 1900s | 263 | #331 |
| 1910s | 1,636 | #340 |
| 1920s | 3,813 | #255 |
| 1930s | 6,863 | #172 |
| 1940s | 9,303 | #176 |
| 1950s | 8,805 | #213 |
| 1960s | 5,655 | #279 |
| 1970s | 3,316 | #415 |
| 1980s | 2,341 | #490 |
| 1990s | 1,828 | #709 |
| 2000s | 1,749 | #833 |
| 2010s | 1,399 | #1,179 |
| 2020s | 1,367 | #840 |
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Questions
- Is Benny a boy or girl name?
- Benny is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Benny were boys.
- How popular is the name Benny?
- 293 baby boys were named Benny in the US in 2025, making it the 840th most popular boy name. Another 32 girls got the name (#4,351 for girls).
- When was Benny most popular?
- Benny peaked in 1948, when 1,065 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #172 in 1939.
- How many people are named Benny?
- 49,144 babies have been named Benny in the US since 1880. We estimate about 28,223 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
- Where is Benny most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Benny was most common in Utah, at 0.5 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.