Bennie
Boy name · #2516 in 2025 · Very rare
Bennie ranks #2516 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 53 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2429, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 33,962 boys born in 2025 was named Bennie.
The 145-year story
Bennie first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 26 boys received the name. Its peak came in 1929, when 959 boys were named Bennie — good for #158 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Bennie per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Bennie in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Bennie is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Bennie will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Bennie is most common
State-level data for Bennie is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Bennie
Statistically, parents drawn to Bennie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Johnnie, Lonnie, Jimmie, Ronnie, and Claude.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Bennie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #2516 |
| 2024 | 54 | #2502 |
| 2023 | 52 | #2541 |
| 2022 | 61 | #2325 |
| 2021 | 49 | #2623 |
| 2020 | 54 | #2419 |
| 2019 | 44 | #2808 |
| 2018 | 38 | #3055 |
| 2017 | 46 | #2672 |
| 2016 | 48 | #2587 |
| 2015 | 52 | #2429 |
| 2014 | 40 | #2885 |
| 2013 | 55 | #2299 |
| 2012 | 44 | #2716 |
| 2011 | 54 | #2346 |
| 2010 | 59 | #2212 |
| 2009 | 49 | #2560 |
| 2008 | 54 | #2374 |
| 2007 | 55 | #2337 |
| 2006 | 72 | #1877 |
| 2005 | 55 | #2182 |
| 2004 | 70 | #1785 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2077 |
| 2002 | 72 | #1647 |
| 2001 | 72 | #1629 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Bennie a popular boy name?
Bennie ranked #2516 among boys in 2025 with 53 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2429.
When was the name Bennie most popular?
Bennie peaked in 1929, when 959 American boys received the name (ranked #158 that year). Since 1929 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Bennie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 33,962 newborn American boys was named Bennie. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.