Bena is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1918 and has grown less common since.
Bena is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,113 for girl births in the United States (and #20,315 across all names), given to 7 babies. Bena was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1918 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #12,113 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #9,723 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #15,684 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #15,495 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #11,532 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #12,697 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #14,793 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #16,966 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #13,724 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #17,429 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #13,922 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #15,781 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #13,804 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #12,603 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #13,387 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #12,654 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #13,694 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #13,522 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #10,318 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #8,473 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #11,077 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,126 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #10,657 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #10,574 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,201 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,124 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #9,904 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #9,416 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #9,202 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #5,807 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #6,733 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #6,626 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | #4,652 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #6,066 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #6,671 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | #4,799 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,455 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #5,356 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | #4,776 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #5,810 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #5,089 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #5,619 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #4,706 |
| 1947 | 9 | — | #3,727 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #4,095 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #4,750 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | #3,772 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #4,419 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | #3,807 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | #3,470 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #3,738 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | #3,796 |
| 1934 | 9 | — | #2,945 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,602 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | #2,863 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,628 |
| 1928 | 8 | — | #3,457 |
| 1927 | 12 | — | #2,714 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #4,925 |
| 1925 | 9 | — | #3,392 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | #4,515 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,428 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | #4,508 |
| 1921 | 13 | — | #2,648 |
| 1920 | 16 | — | #2,277 |
| 1919 | 8 | — | #3,495 |
| 1918 | 16 | — | #2,210 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | #3,756 |
| 1916 | 12 | — | #2,514 |
| 1915 | 12 | — | #2,399 |
| 1914 | 7 | — | #2,924 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | #2,356 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,395 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | #2,168 |
| 1909 | 6 | — | #1,986 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | #2,141 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #2,103 |
| 1906 | 6 | — | #1,752 |
| 1903 | 6 | — | #1,622 |
| 1902 | 8 | — | #1,332 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | #1,706 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #1,962 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | #1,415 |
| 1898 | 10 | — | #1,105 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | #1,444 |
| 1894 | 9 | — | #1,068 |
| 1893 | 6 | — | #1,293 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | #1,229 |
| 1890 | 6 | — | #1,224 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | #1,300 |
| 1887 | 7 | — | #953 |
| 1883 | 6 | — | #830 |
| 1880 | 6 | — | #752 |