Benny is an established boys' name that peaked in 1948 and has grown less common since.
Benny is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #841 among boys (293) and #4,371 among girls (32) — overall #1,600 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 325 | 325 | #4,371 | #841 |
| 2024 | 278 | 278 | #9,035 | #888 |
| 2023 | 218 | 218 | #10,448 | #1,044 |
| 2022 | 222 | 222 | #9,150 | #1,045 |
| 2021 | 223 | 223 | #13,757 | #1,008 |
| 2020 | 176 | 176 | #13,730 | #1,144 |
| 2019 | 161 | 161 | — | #1,189 |
| 2018 | 148 | 148 | — | #1,244 |
| 2017 | 131 | 131 | — | #1,360 |
| 2016 | 122 | 122 | — | #1,422 |
| 2015 | 123 | 123 | #16,860 | #1,438 |
| 2014 | 145 | 145 | #16,967 | #1,273 |
| 2013 | 142 | 142 | — | #1,245 |
| 2012 | 135 | 135 | — | #1,293 |
| 2011 | 149 | 149 | — | #1,186 |
| 2010 | 153 | 153 | — | #1,179 |
| 2009 | 149 | 149 | — | #1,212 |
| 2008 | 155 | 160 | — | #1,166 |
| 2007 | 193 | 193 | — | #1,002 |
| 2006 | 193 | 193 | — | #963 |
| 2005 | 167 | 167 | — | #1,013 |
| 2004 | 181 | 186 | — | #935 |
| 2003 | 161 | 169 | — | #984 |
| 2002 | 193 | 198 | — | #860 |
| 2001 | 165 | 165 | — | #942 |
| 2000 | 192 | 199 | — | #835 |
| 1999 | 158 | 169 | — | #926 |
| 1998 | 172 | 178 | — | #847 |
| 1997 | 166 | — | — | #852 |
| 1996 | 179 | — | — | #802 |
| 1995 | 182 | — | — | #796 |
| 1994 | 156 | — | — | #858 |
| 1993 | 207 | — | — | #719 |
| 1992 | 204 | — | — | #723 |
| 1991 | 201 | — | — | #715 |
| 1990 | 203 | — | — | #714 |
| 1989 | 219 | — | #8,843 | #685 |
| 1988 | 192 | — | — | #678 |
| 1987 | 211 | — | — | #629 |
| 1986 | 212 | — | — | #613 |
| 1985 | 213 | — | — | #599 |
| 1984 | 211 | — | — | #582 |
| 1983 | 219 | — | #10,422 | #576 |
| 1982 | 288 | — | — | #500 |
| 1981 | 292 | — | — | #490 |
| 1980 | 303 | — | #9,202 | #491 |
| 1979 | 339 | — | — | #436 |
| 1978 | 324 | — | #8,653 | #446 |
| 1977 | 300 | — | — | #465 |
| 1976 | 290 | — | #9,421 | #464 |
| 1975 | 330 | — | #9,203 | #437 |
| 1974 | 344 | — | — | #424 |
| 1973 | 311 | — | #6,136 | #451 |
| 1972 | 355 | — | #6,627 | #424 |
| 1971 | 370 | — | — | #418 |
| 1970 | 389 | — | #8,093 | #415 |
| 1969 | 404 | — | #6,014 | #399 |
| 1968 | 412 | — | #5,179 | #386 |
| 1967 | 405 | — | #5,495 | #373 |
| 1966 | 458 | — | — | #349 |
| 1965 | 522 | — | #4,862 | #334 |
| 1964 | 600 | — | #5,037 | #320 |
| 1963 | 644 | — | #5,331 | #315 |
| 1962 | 757 | — | #6,658 | #279 |
| 1961 | 727 | — | #4,920 | #290 |
| 1960 | 795 | — | #3,934 | #282 |
| 1959 | 857 | — | #3,631 | #273 |
| 1958 | 879 | — | #5,457 | #262 |
| 1957 | 881 | — | #4,565 | #255 |
| 1956 | 884 | — | — | #245 |
| 1955 | 836 | — | #3,107 | #245 |
| 1954 | 924 | — | #3,741 | #233 |
| 1953 | 905 | — | #4,261 | #224 |
| 1952 | 909 | — | #3,050 | #223 |
| 1951 | 933 | — | #4,414 | #213 |
| 1950 | 882 | — | #4,353 | #215 |
| 1949 | 977 | — | #3,920 | #206 |
| 1948 | 1,074 | — | #3,611 | #189 |
| 1947 | 1,070 | — | #3,728 | #191 |
| 1946 | 1,015 | — | #2,889 | #184 |
| 1945 | 833 | — | #2,751 | #187 |
| 1944 | 908 | — | #2,781 | #181 |
| 1943 | 972 | — | #2,715 | #176 |
| 1942 | 885 | — | #3,473 | #180 |
| 1941 | 843 | — | #3,274 | #181 |
| 1940 | 824 | — | #2,752 | #179 |
| 1939 | 870 | — | #3,808 | #172 |
| 1938 | 838 | — | #2,121 | #179 |
| 1937 | 778 | — | #1,850 | #179 |
| 1936 | 744 | — | #2,396 | #181 |
| 1935 | 690 | — | #2,447 | #190 |
| 1934 | 696 | — | #2,433 | #187 |
| 1933 | 604 | — | #2,891 | #198 |
| 1932 | 608 | — | #2,148 | #210 |
| 1931 | 612 | — | #2,595 | #210 |
| 1930 | 546 | — | #2,431 | #237 |
| 1929 | 498 | — | #2,202 | #255 |
| 1928 | 473 | — | #2,511 | #265 |
| 1927 | 440 | — | #2,880 | #272 |
| 1926 | 410 | — | #2,892 | #286 |
| 1925 | 408 | — | #2,500 | #289 |
| 1924 | 427 | — | #2,830 | #279 |
| 1923 | 354 | — | #3,680 | #305 |
| 1922 | 317 | — | #2,124 | #339 |
| 1921 | 321 | — | #5,193 | #333 |
| 1920 | 279 | — | #4,000 | #362 |
| 1919 | 282 | — | #3,869 | #340 |
| 1918 | 282 | — | — | #342 |
| 1917 | 231 | — | #3,376 | #377 |
| 1916 | 196 | — | — | #396 |
| 1915 | 210 | — | — | #371 |
| 1914 | 144 | — | — | #396 |
| 1913 | 122 | — | — | #382 |
| 1912 | 87 | — | — | #418 |
| 1911 | 50 | — | — | #404 |
| 1910 | 47 | — | — | #376 |
| 1909 | 31 | — | — | #453 |
| 1908 | 37 | — | — | #383 |
| 1907 | 41 | — | — | #332 |
| 1906 | 31 | — | — | #387 |
| 1905 | 27 | — | — | #411 |
| 1904 | 18 | — | — | #520 |
| 1903 | 17 | — | — | #528 |
| 1902 | 13 | — | — | #616 |
| 1901 | 17 | — | — | #470 |
| 1900 | 31 | — | — | #402 |
| 1899 | 13 | — | — | #551 |
| 1898 | 18 | — | — | #487 |
| 1897 | 12 | — | — | #620 |
| 1896 | 16 | — | — | #519 |
| 1895 | 10 | — | — | #692 |
| 1894 | 9 | — | — | #736 |
| 1893 | 9 | — | — | #708 |
| 1892 | 9 | — | — | #756 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | — | #852 |
| 1890 | 7 | — | — | #816 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | — | #984 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #926 |
| 1887 | 10 | — | — | #590 |
| 1886 | 13 | — | — | #516 |
| 1885 | 9 | — | — | #649 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | — | #983 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #954 |