Benna

BEH-nuh /ˈbɛnə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Benna is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.

Benna is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2013. Benna was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 1947 (11 births).

About the name Benna

PronunciationBEH-nuh /ˈbɛnə/
11peak births 1947
1920first in SSA data

Names similar to Benna

How popular is Benna?

Girls named Benna
192019401960198020002013
Girls named Benna per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1920–2013 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2013) 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

Benna total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201388#12,176
200866#15,700
200366#14,114
19626—#5,908
19588—#4,543
19579—#4,228
19565—#6,023
19558—#4,399
19549—#3,998
19538—#4,260
195211—#3,389
195111—#3,297
19508—#3,987
19487—#4,233
194711—#3,264
19468—#3,692
19436—#4,236
19425—#4,685
19358—#3,177
19318—#3,252
19295—#4,629
19288—#3,458
19266—#4,357
19236—#4,431
19205—#5,063