Benay is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.
Benay is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1971. Benay first appears in 1938 and peaked in 1954 (14 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6 | — | #7,459 |
| 1967 | 10 | — | #4,323 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #5,306 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | #4,522 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #5,934 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #5,907 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | #5,341 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | #4,465 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #5,610 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | #3,948 |
| 1957 | 9 | — | #4,226 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,020 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,261 |
| 1954 | 14 | — | #3,031 |
| 1953 | 12 | — | #3,281 |
| 1951 | 11 | — | #3,296 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #5,360 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #4,707 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #5,363 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | #3,440 |
| 1945 | 9 | — | #3,156 |
| 1944 | 11 | — | #2,780 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | #3,833 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | #3,773 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #4,468 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #3,902 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | #3,886 |