Benny
Girl name · #4371 in 2025 · Uniqueness 47/100
Benny is currently the #4371 girl name in the United States — 32 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #16419, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 56,250 girls born in 2025 was named Benny.
The 108-year story
Benny first appears in the Social Security records in 1917, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 32 babies and a rank of #4352. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. 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 Benny per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Benny in class?
Benny scores 47 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Benny is most common
State-level data for Benny is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Benny
Statistically, parents drawn to Benny tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lenny, Alanny, Sonny, Darianny, and Scotty.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Benny | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #4352 |
| 2024 | 11 | #8946 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10312 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9056 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13464 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13453 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16419 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16513 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8761 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10275 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9095 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8562 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9284 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9067 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6080 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6558 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7995 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5974 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5147 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5457 |
| 1965 | 8 | #4831 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5008 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5296 |
| 1962 | 5 | #6578 |
| 1961 | 8 | #4882 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Benny a popular girl name?
Benny ranked #4371 among girls in 2025 with 32 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #16419.
When was the name Benny most popular?
Benny peaked in 2025, when 32 American girls received the name (ranked #4352 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Benny?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 56,250 newborn American girls was named Benny. It scores 47/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
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.