Benn

BEHN /ˈbɛn/
boy 1 syllable fading

Benn is a rare variant of Ben that peaked in 1980 and has since faded.

Benn is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2018. Benn was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1980 (11 births).

About the name Benn

PronunciationBEHN /ˈbɛn/
CultureEnglish
11peak births 1980
1915first in SSA data

Names similar to Benn

How popular is Benn?

Boys named Benn
1915192019401960198020002018
Boys named Benn per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–2018 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2018) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Benn total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201866#10,947
201766#10,949
201366#10,899
201155#12,510
201066#10,920
200566#10,265
200466#10,099
200355#11,070
200255#10,861
19975—#9,418
19968—#6,560
19956—#7,902
19938—#6,280
19926—#7,515
19918—#6,000
19909—#5,416
19897—#6,287
19887—#5,807
198711—#3,991
198610—#4,158
19857—#5,198
19847—#5,022
19826—#5,698
198111—#3,627
198011—#3,637
19799—#4,103
19788—#4,189
19776—#5,192
19765—#5,679
19757—#4,367
19748—#3,877
19728—#3,653
19716—#4,435
19706—#4,276
19688—#3,129
19645—#4,097
19635—#4,085
19607—#3,369
19585—#4,000
19576—#3,597
19566—#3,567
19559—#2,783
19548—#2,968
19537—#3,162
19505—#3,732
19485—#3,722
19476—#3,399
19466—#3,203
19456—#3,017
19428—#2,729
19345—#3,717
19238—#3,199
19187—#3,398
19176—#3,590
19167—#3,209
19156—#3,435