Benny
#4,352 for girls in 2025, 32 births · #840 for boys in 2025, 293 births
Given to boys 98.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1939 · 864 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 48,500since 1882
Benny over time
Rank among boys' names. Benny has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,352 | 32 | #840 | 293 |
| 2024 | #8,946 | 11 | #888 | 267 |
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | #1,044 | 209 |
| 2022 | #9,056 | 11 | #1,044 | 211 |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #1,006 | 217 |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | #1,144 | 170 |
| 2019 | — | #1,188 | 161 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,244 | 148 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,360 | 131 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,421 | 122 | |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #1,438 | 118 |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #1,272 | 140 |
| 2013 | — | #1,243 | 142 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,293 | 135 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,183 | 149 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,179 | 153 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,209 | 149 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,165 | 155 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,002 | 193 | |
| 2006 | — | #963 | 193 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,013 | 167 | |
| 2004 | — | #934 | 181 | |
| 2003 | — | #983 | 161 | |
| 2002 | — | #859 | 193 | |
| 2001 | — | #941 | 165 | |
| 2000 | — | #835 | 192 | |
| 1999 | — | #926 | 158 | |
| 1998 | — | #847 | 172 | |
| 1997 | — | #852 | 166 | |
| 1996 | — | #802 | 179 | |
| 1995 | — | #796 | 182 | |
| 1994 | — | #858 | 156 | |
| 1993 | — | #719 | 207 | |
| 1992 | — | #723 | 204 | |
| 1991 | — | #715 | 201 | |
| 1990 | — | #712 | 203 | |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #685 | 211 |
| 1988 | — | #678 | 192 | |
| 1987 | — | #629 | 211 | |
| 1986 | — | #613 | 212 | |
| 1985 | — | #599 | 213 | |
| 1984 | — | #582 | 211 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #576 | 214 |
| 1982 | — | #500 | 288 | |
| 1981 | — | #490 | 292 | |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #491 | 297 |
| 1979 | — | #436 | 339 | |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #446 | 318 |
| 1977 | — | #465 | 300 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #464 | 285 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #437 | 325 |
| 1974 | — | #424 | 344 | |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #450 | 303 |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | #424 | 348 |
| 1971 | — | #418 | 370 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #415 | 384 |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #399 | 397 |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #386 | 404 |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #373 | 398 |
| 1966 | — | #348 | 458 | |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | #334 | 514 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #320 | 592 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #314 | 637 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #279 | 752 |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 | #290 | 719 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #282 | 784 |
| 1959 | #3,619 | 12 | #273 | 845 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #262 | 873 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #255 | 873 |
| 1956 | — | #245 | 884 | |
| 1955 | #3,095 | 14 | #245 | 822 |
| 1954 | #3,718 | 10 | #233 | 914 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #224 | 897 |
| 1952 | #3,040 | 13 | #223 | 896 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #213 | 926 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #215 | 875 |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | #206 | 969 |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | #189 | 1,065 |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 | #191 | 1,061 |
| 1946 | #2,880 | 12 | #184 | 1,003 |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 11 | #187 | 822 |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 | #181 | 897 |
| 1943 | #2,695 | 12 | #176 | 960 |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 | #180 | 877 |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #181 | 835 |
| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 | #178 | 814 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #172 | 864 |
| 1938 | #2,113 | 15 | #179 | 823 |
| 1937 | #1,845 | 18 | #179 | 760 |
| 1936 | #2,386 | 12 | #181 | 732 |
| 1935 | #2,439 | 12 | #190 | 678 |
| 1934 | #2,424 | 12 | #187 | 684 |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | #198 | 595 |
| 1932 | #2,130 | 15 | #210 | 593 |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | #210 | 601 |
| 1930 | #2,425 | 13 | #237 | 533 |
| 1929 | #2,191 | 15 | #255 | 483 |
| 1928 | #2,497 | 13 | #265 | 460 |
| 1927 | #2,859 | 11 | #272 | 429 |
| 1926 | #2,872 | 11 | #286 | 399 |
| 1925 | #2,489 | 14 | #289 | 394 |
| 1924 | #2,809 | 12 | #279 | 415 |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | #305 | 346 |
| 1922 | #2,109 | 18 | #339 | 299 |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #333 | 316 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #362 | 272 |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #340 | 275 |
| 1918 | — | #342 | 282 | |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #377 | 223 |
| 1916 | — | #396 | 196 | |
| 1915 | — | #371 | 210 | |
| 1914 | — | #395 | 144 | |
| 1913 | — | #381 | 122 | |
| 1912 | — | #418 | 87 | |
| 1911 | — | #404 | 50 | |
| 1910 | — | #376 | 47 | |
| 1909 | — | #453 | 31 | |
| 1908 | — | #383 | 37 | |
| 1907 | — | #331 | 41 | |
| 1906 | — | #387 | 31 | |
| 1905 | — | #410 | 27 | |
| 1904 | — | #515 | 18 | |
| 1903 | — | #527 | 17 | |
| 1902 | — | #615 | 13 | |
| 1901 | — | #466 | 17 | |
| 1900 | — | #402 | 31 | |
| 1899 | — | #548 | 13 | |
| 1898 | — | #485 | 18 | |
| 1897 | — | #615 | 12 | |
| 1896 | — | #518 | 16 | |
| 1895 | — | #685 | 10 | |
| 1894 | — | #730 | 9 | |
| 1893 | — | #705 | 9 | |
| 1892 | — | #748 | 9 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | #583 | 10 | |
| 1886 | — | #512 | 13 | |
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Benny! It came in at #943, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1884, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Benny is popular in 1965
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#175 · 1 in 903
- Arizona#179 · 1 in 845
- Oklahoma#181 · 1 in 1,072
- Arkansas#196 · 1 in 1,212
- Kentucky#204 · 1 in 1,554
Best ever in a state: #53 in New Mexico, 1944.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #175 | 12 | 1 in 903 |
| Arizona | #179 | 18 | 1 in 845 |
| Oklahoma | #181 | 18 | 1 in 1,072 |
| Arkansas | #196 | 14 | 1 in 1,212 |
| Kentucky | #204 | 19 | 1 in 1,554 |
| Mississippi | #208 | 20 | 1 in 1,124 |
| North Carolina | #221 | 31 | 1 in 1,470 |
| South Carolina | #227 | 16 | 1 in 1,503 |
| Tennessee | #246 | 17 | 1 in 2,057 |
| Colorado | #248 | 9 | 1 in 2,000 |
| Georgia | #252 | 26 | 1 in 1,718 |
| District of Columbia | #268 | 5 | 1 in 2,584 |
| Alabama | #270 | 16 | 1 in 2,029 |
| Texas | #272 | 63 | 1 in 1,646 |
| Louisiana | #290 | 18 | 1 in 2,032 |
| Virginia | #294 | 13 | 1 in 2,999 |
| New Jersey | #316 | 12 | 1 in 4,859 |
| Missouri | #332 | 10 | 1 in 3,981 |
| Illinois | #347 | 23 | 1 in 4,295 |
| California | #350 | 50 | 1 in 3,497 |
| Michigan | #399 | 11 | 1 in 7,255 |
| Ohio | #400 | 13 | 1 in 7,247 |
| New York | #405 | 26 | 1 in 6,288 |
| Florida | #448 | 9 | 1 in 5,504 |
| Indiana | #455 | 5 | 1 in 9,451 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Benny
- 48 spots since 2024 (#888 → #840)
- 304 spots since 2020 (#1,144 → #840)
- 598 spots since 2015 (#1,438 → #840)
- Biggest jump: 330 spots in 1885 (#971 → #641)
- Biggest drop: 334 spots in 1888 (#583 → #917)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1939 at #172 (864 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 28 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 125 yrs · run 1884–2004
- Highest: 1 in 1,281 boys born in 1939 were named Benny (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,830 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 19.2% of all boys named Benny (9,303) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 53 | #512 (1886) | #792 |
| 1890s | 109 | #485 (1898) | #669 |
| 1900s | 263 | #331 (1907) | #449 |
| 1910s | 1,636 | #340 (1919) | #380 |
| 1920s | 3,813 | #255 (1929) | #299 |
| 1930s | 6,863 | #172 (1939) | #194 |
| 1940s | 9,303 | #176 (1943) | #185 |
| 1950s | 8,805 | #213 (1951) | #239 |
| 1960s | 5,655 | #279 (1962) | #333 |
| 1970s | 3,316 | #415 (1970) | #438 |
| 1980s | 2,341 | #490 (1981) | #584 |
| 1990s | 1,828 | #712 (1990) | #795 |
| 2000s | 1,749 | #835 (2000) | #990 |
| 2010s | 1,399 | #1,179 (2010) | #1,282 |
| 2020s | 1,367 | #840 (2025) | #994 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Benny in 1965
Top girls' names in 1965
Top boys' names in 1965
More about 1965
girls
1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 220,646 of them was named Benny, which outranked 35.9% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,494Yoland9
- #4,494Yolandra9
- #4,494Yolinda9
- #4,831Benny8
- #4,831Adaline8
- #4,831Adam8
- #4,831Adora8
- #5,289Abra7
- #5,289Adah7
- #5,289Adana7
Tied with 457 names at #4,831; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 3,619 of them was named Benny, which outranked 92.5% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.