Is Benaiah a boy or girl name?
Benaiah is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 153 boys were named Benaiah, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,233 US babies named Benaiah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,278
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Benaiah since 1976
- 2,233
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 166 babies
Boys and girls named Benaiah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 153 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 120 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 132 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 166 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 122 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 158 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 134 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 128 | #1,378 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 128 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 121 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 97 | #1,610 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 87 | #1,696 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 95 | #1,625 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 67 | #2,019 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 61 | #2,175 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 47 | #2,624 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 41 | #2,884 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,923 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,093 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,628 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,032 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,632 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,725 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,416 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,317 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,177 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,899 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,266 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,842 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,467 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,493 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,728 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,730 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,506 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,473 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,847 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,507 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,012 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,821 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,857 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,163 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,063 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,001 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,421 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,126 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,929 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,477 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Benaiah reached #1,181 in 2021. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.