Is Benny a boy or girl name?
Benny is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 265 boys were named Benny, so 4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.3% of the 48,814 US babies named Benny were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #890
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,008
- Babies named Benny since 1882
- 48,814
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 1,074 babies
Boys and girls named Benny, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 53 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 109 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 263 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,636 | 15 | 0.9% |
| 1920s | 3,813 | 114 | 2.9% |
| 1930s | 6,863 | 123 | 1.8% |
| 1940s | 9,302 | 98 | 1% |
| 1950s | 8,806 | 85 | 1% |
| 1960s | 5,655 | 69 | 1.2% |
| 1970s | 3,316 | 36 | 1.1% |
| 1980s | 2,341 | 19 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 1,828 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,749 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,398 | 10 | 0.7% |
| 2020s | 1,070 | 43 | 3.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 265 | #890 | 11 | #9,008 |
| 2023 | 209 | #1,044 | 9 | #10,431 |
| 2022 | 211 | #1,045 | 11 | #9,145 |
| 2021 | 216 | #1,014 | 6 | #13,752 |
| 2020 | 169 | #1,149 | 6 | #13,719 |
| 2019 | 161 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 148 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 131 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 122 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 118 | #1,438 | 5 | #16,857 |
| 2014 | 140 | #1,273 | 5 | #16,967 |
| 2013 | 142 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 134 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 149 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 153 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 149 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 155 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 193 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 193 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 167 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 181 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 161 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 193 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 165 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 192 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 158 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 172 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 166 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 179 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 182 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 156 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 207 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 204 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 201 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 203 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 211 | #685 | 8 | #8,843 |
| 1988 | 192 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 211 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 212 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 213 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 211 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 214 | #576 | 5 | #10,421 |
| 1982 | 288 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 292 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 297 | #491 | 6 | #9,203 |
| 1979 | 339 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 318 | #446 | 6 | #8,653 |
| 1977 | 300 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 286 | #463 | 5 | #9,421 |
| 1975 | 324 | #437 | 5 | #9,204 |
| 1974 | 344 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 303 | #452 | 8 | #6,137 |
| 1972 | 348 | #424 | 7 | #6,627 |
| 1971 | 370 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 384 | #415 | 5 | #8,094 |
| 1969 | 397 | #399 | 7 | #6,014 |
| 1968 | 404 | #386 | 8 | #5,178 |
| 1967 | 398 | #373 | 7 | #5,494 |
| 1966 | 458 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 514 | #334 | 8 | #4,861 |
| 1964 | 592 | #320 | 8 | #5,037 |
| 1963 | 637 | #314 | 7 | #5,332 |
| 1962 | 752 | #279 | 5 | #6,659 |
| 1961 | 719 | #290 | 8 | #4,919 |
| 1960 | 784 | #282 | 11 | #3,935 |
| 1959 | 845 | #273 | 12 | #3,632 |
| 1958 | 873 | #262 | 6 | #5,456 |
| 1957 | 873 | #255 | 8 | #4,564 |
| 1956 | 885 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 822 | #245 | 14 | #3,107 |
| 1954 | 914 | #233 | 10 | #3,740 |
| 1953 | 897 | #224 | 8 | #4,262 |
| 1952 | 896 | #223 | 13 | #3,050 |
| 1951 | 926 | #213 | 7 | #4,414 |
| 1950 | 875 | #215 | 7 | #4,353 |
| 1949 | 969 | #206 | 8 | #3,920 |
| 1948 | 1,065 | #189 | 9 | #3,612 |
| 1947 | 1,061 | #191 | 9 | #3,728 |
| 1946 | 1,003 | #184 | 12 | #2,889 |
| 1945 | 821 | #187 | 11 | #2,751 |
| 1944 | 897 | #181 | 11 | #2,781 |
| 1943 | 960 | #176 | 12 | #2,715 |
| 1942 | 877 | #180 | 8 | #3,472 |
| 1941 | 835 | #181 | 8 | #3,274 |
| 1940 | 814 | #179 | 10 | #2,752 |
| 1939 | 864 | #172 | 6 | #3,808 |
| 1938 | 823 | #179 | 15 | #2,121 |
| 1937 | 760 | #179 | 18 | #1,850 |
| 1936 | 732 | #181 | 12 | #2,396 |
| 1935 | 678 | #190 | 12 | #2,447 |
| 1934 | 684 | #187 | 12 | #2,433 |
| 1933 | 595 | #198 | 9 | #2,891 |
| 1932 | 593 | #210 | 15 | #2,148 |
| 1931 | 601 | #210 | 11 | #2,595 |
| 1930 | 533 | #237 | 13 | #2,431 |
| 1929 | 483 | #255 | 15 | #2,202 |
| 1928 | 460 | #265 | 13 | #2,511 |
| 1927 | 429 | #272 | 11 | #2,880 |
| 1926 | 399 | #286 | 11 | #2,892 |
| 1925 | 394 | #289 | 14 | #2,500 |
| 1924 | 415 | #279 | 12 | #2,830 |
| 1923 | 346 | #305 | 8 | #3,680 |
| 1922 | 299 | #339 | 18 | #2,124 |
| 1921 | 316 | #333 | 5 | #5,193 |
| 1920 | 272 | #362 | 7 | #4,000 |
| 1919 | 275 | #340 | 7 | #3,869 |
| 1918 | 282 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 223 | #377 | 8 | #3,376 |
| 1916 | 196 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 210 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 144 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 122 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 87 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 50 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 47 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 31 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 37 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 41 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 31 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 27 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 18 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 17 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 13 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 17 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 31 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 13 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 18 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 12 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 16 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 10 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 9 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 10 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 13 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #954 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Benny reached #172 in 1939. As a girl name, it reached #1,850 in 1937. 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Benny
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.