Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1929

Bennie

Meaning A diminutive of the male given name Benjamin Gender Unisex · 16% girls Rank 2025 #2,519 Trend ↑ Rising 19%

A diminutive of the male given name Benjamin.

Rank 2025
#2,519
among boys · ↓13 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
114
named Bennie · +41% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,228
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1929
1,215 babies
All-time total
62,689
#491 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Bennie popularity over time

62,689 babies have been named Bennie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 145 448 593 59 – #194
1890s 230 902 1,132 113 +91% #135
1900s 390 1,438 1,828 183 +61% #130
1910s 1,167 5,647 6,814 681 +273% #146
1920s 2,097 8,595 10,692 1,069 +57% #158
1930s 2,176 8,705 10,881 1,088 +2% #155
1940s 1,873 8,480 10,353 1,035 -5% #175
1950s 1,018 7,182 8,200 820 -21% #236
1960s 354 4,582 4,936 494 -40% #329
1970s 146 2,634 2,780 278 -44% #434
1980s 67 1,689 1,756 176 -37% #592
1990s 6 1,022 1,028 103 -41% #857
2000s 5 626 631 63 -39% #1,613
2010s 72 480 552 55 -13% #2,212
2020s (to 2025) 190 323 513 86 +55% #2,329

Where Bennie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 55 0.03 outside top 500
2027 57 0.03 outside top 500
2028 59 0.03 outside top 500
2029 61 0.04 outside top 500
2030 62 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Bennie

Bennie is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,519 in 2025 with 53 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 62,689 American babies have been named Bennie, about 84% boys and 16% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1929, when 1,215 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Bennie stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bennie?

The median living Bennie is about 68 years old; half are between 53 and 78. An estimated 25 thousand people named Bennie are alive in the United States today.

median 68 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Bennie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 61 #2,782 53 #2,519
2024 27 #4,919 54 #2,506
2023 30 #4,580 52 #2,546
2022 32 #4,394 61 #2,329
2021 25 #5,111 49 #2,630
2020 15 #7,279 54 #2,421
2019 12 #8,677 44 #2,813
2018 12 #8,694 38 #3,058
2017 8 #11,821 46 #2,681
2016 12 #8,982 48 #2,593
2015 6 #14,794 52 #2,432
2014 7 #13,296 40 #2,894
2013 9 #11,156 55 #2,302
2012 6 #15,264 44 #2,719
2011 – – 54 #2,350
2010 – – 59 #2,212
2009 – – 49 #2,564
2008 – – 54 #2,375
2007 – – 55 #2,340
2006 – – 72 #1,879
2005 – – 55 #2,186
2004 – – 70 #1,788
2003 – – 54 #2,081
2002 – – 72 #1,647
2001 5 #15,690 72 #1,630
2000 – – 73 #1,613
1995 6 #11,964 98 #1,160
1990 – – 142 #857
1985 7 #8,425 143 #742
1980 10 #6,353 208 #602
1975 17 #3,787 261 #493
1970 25 #2,783 350 #434
1965 29 #2,208 448 #363
1960 55 #1,489 550 #329
1955 107 #954 722 #258
1950 121 #790 758 #238
1945 185 #535 793 #190
1940 195 #495 845 #175
1935 241 #417 934 #155
1930 204 #470 916 #162
1925 254 #432 897 #169
1920 166 #555 856 #161
1915 136 #548 663 #171
1910 65 #503 218 #146
1905 32 #621 136 #151
1900 41 #524 153 #142
1895 26 #598 82 #188
1890 18 #620 54 #224
1885 14 #579 51 #230
1880 8 #633 26 #335

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Bennie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Bennie?

The median living Bennie is about 68 years old. Half of all living Bennies are between 53 and 78 years old.

How many people named Bennie are alive today?

An estimated 25 thousand people named Bennie are alive in the United States, based on 62,689 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Bennie mean?

A diminutive of the male given name Benjamin.

How popular is the name Bennie in 2025?

Bennie ranked #2,519 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 53 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bennie?

62,689 babies have been named Bennie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bennie most popular?

Bennie peaked in 1929, when 1,215 newborns received the name.

Is Bennie a boy or girl name?

Bennie is used for both: about 16% of babies named Bennie have been girls and 84% boys.

Is the name Bennie rising or falling?

Bennie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Bennie become more popular?

Bennie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 62 boys named Bennie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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