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01 / Meaning & origin
Benny is a masculine given name documented in English, Swedish and Danish.
Separate records with matching spellings: Benny (Danish, Swedish), Benný (Icelandic)
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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12 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 293 boys (rank 840). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Benny
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | 5 | 943 | observed |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | 5 | 971 | observed |
| 1885 | 9 | 641 | observed |
| 1886 | 13 | 512 | observed |
| 1887 | 10 | 583 | observed |
| 1888 | 6 | 917 | observed |
| 1889 | 5 | 974 | observed |
| 1890 | 7 | 814 | observed |
| 1891 | 6 | 841 | observed |
| 1892 | 9 | 748 | observed |
| 1893 | 9 | 705 | observed |
| 1894 | 9 | 730 | observed |
| 1895 | 10 | 685 | observed |
| 1896 | 16 | 518 | observed |
| 1897 | 12 | 615 | observed |
| 1898 | 18 | 485 | observed |
| 1899 | 13 | 548 | observed |
| 1900 | 31 | 402 | observed |
| 1901 | 17 | 466 | observed |
| 1902 | 13 | 615 | observed |
| 1903 | 17 | 527 | observed |
| 1904 | 18 | 515 | observed |
| 1905 | 27 | 410 | observed |
| 1906 | 31 | 387 | observed |
| 1907 | 41 | 331 | observed |
| 1908 | 37 | 383 | observed |
| 1909 | 31 | 453 | observed |
| 1910 | 47 | 376 | observed |
| 1911 | 50 | 404 | observed |
| 1912 | 87 | 418 | observed |
| 1913 | 122 | 381 | observed |
| 1914 | 144 | 395 | observed |
| 1915 | 210 | 371 | observed |
| 1916 | 196 | 396 | observed |
| 1917 | 223 | 377 | observed |
| 1918 | 282 | 342 | observed |
| 1919 | 275 | 340 | observed |
| 1920 | 272 | 362 | observed |
| 1921 | 316 | 333 | observed |
| 1922 | 299 | 339 | observed |
| 1923 | 346 | 305 | observed |
| 1924 | 415 | 279 | observed |
| 1925 | 394 | 289 | observed |
| 1926 | 399 | 286 | observed |
| 1927 | 429 | 272 | observed |
| 1928 | 460 | 265 | observed |
| 1929 | 483 | 255 | observed |
| 1930 | 533 | 237 | observed |
| 1931 | 601 | 210 | observed |
| 1932 | 593 | 210 | observed |
| 1933 | 595 | 198 | observed |
| 1934 | 684 | 187 | observed |
| 1935 | 678 | 190 | observed |
| 1936 | 732 | 181 | observed |
| 1937 | 760 | 179 | observed |
| 1938 | 823 | 179 | observed |
| 1939 | 864 | 172 | observed |
| 1940 | 814 | 178 | observed |
| 1941 | 835 | 181 | observed |
| 1942 | 877 | 180 | observed |
| 1943 | 960 | 176 | observed |
| 1944 | 897 | 181 | observed |
| 1945 | 822 | 187 | observed |
| 1946 | 1,003 | 184 | observed |
| 1947 | 1,061 | 191 | observed |
| 1948 | 1,065 | 189 | observed |
| 1949 | 969 | 206 | observed |
| 1950 | 875 | 215 | observed |
| 1951 | 926 | 213 | observed |
| 1952 | 896 | 223 | observed |
| 1953 | 897 | 224 | observed |
| 1954 | 914 | 233 | observed |
| 1955 | 822 | 245 | observed |
| 1956 | 884 | 245 | observed |
| 1957 | 873 | 255 | observed |
| 1958 | 873 | 262 | observed |
| 1959 | 845 | 273 | observed |
| 1960 | 784 | 282 | observed |
| 1961 | 719 | 290 | observed |
| 1962 | 752 | 279 | observed |
| 1963 | 637 | 314 | observed |
| 1964 | 592 | 320 | observed |
| 1965 | 514 | 334 | observed |
| 1966 | 458 | 348 | observed |
| 1967 | 398 | 373 | observed |
| 1968 | 404 | 386 | observed |
| 1969 | 397 | 399 | observed |
| 1970 | 384 | 415 | observed |
| 1971 | 370 | 418 | observed |
| 1972 | 348 | 424 | observed |
| 1973 | 303 | 450 | observed |
| 1974 | 344 | 424 | observed |
| 1975 | 325 | 437 | observed |
| 1976 | 285 | 464 | observed |
| 1977 | 300 | 465 | observed |
| 1978 | 318 | 446 | observed |
| 1979 | 339 | 436 | observed |
| 1980 | 297 | 491 | observed |
| 1981 | 292 | 490 | observed |
| 1982 | 288 | 500 | observed |
| 1983 | 214 | 576 | observed |
| 1984 | 211 | 582 | observed |
| 1985 | 213 | 599 | observed |
| 1986 | 212 | 613 | observed |
| 1987 | 211 | 629 | observed |
| 1988 | 192 | 678 | observed |
| 1989 | 211 | 685 | observed |
| 1990 | 203 | 712 | observed |
| 1991 | 201 | 715 | observed |
| 1992 | 204 | 723 | observed |
| 1993 | 207 | 719 | observed |
| 1994 | 156 | 858 | observed |
| 1995 | 182 | 796 | observed |
| 1996 | 179 | 802 | observed |
| 1997 | 166 | 852 | observed |
| 1998 | 172 | 847 | observed |
| 1999 | 158 | 926 | observed |
| 2000 | 192 | 835 | observed |
| 2001 | 165 | 941 | observed |
| 2002 | 193 | 859 | observed |
| 2003 | 161 | 983 | observed |
| 2004 | 181 | 934 | observed |
| 2005 | 167 | 1,013 | observed |
| 2006 | 193 | 963 | observed |
| 2007 | 193 | 1,002 | observed |
| 2008 | 155 | 1,165 | observed |
| 2009 | 149 | 1,209 | observed |
| 2010 | 153 | 1,179 | observed |
| 2011 | 149 | 1,183 | observed |
| 2012 | 135 | 1,293 | observed |
| 2013 | 142 | 1,243 | observed |
| 2014 | 140 | 1,272 | observed |
| 2015 | 118 | 1,438 | observed |
| 2016 | 122 | 1,421 | observed |
| 2017 | 131 | 1,360 | observed |
| 2018 | 148 | 1,244 | observed |
| 2019 | 161 | 1,188 | observed |
| 2020 | 170 | 1,144 | observed |
| 2021 | 217 | 1,006 | observed |
| 2022 | 211 | 1,044 | observed |
| 2023 | 209 | 1,044 | observed |
| 2024 | 267 | 888 | observed |
| 2025 | 293 | 840 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Benny” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Swedish musician and composer
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1929–2024)
American soccer player
American-Canadian evangelist
Israeli historian (born 1948)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
