Benny Name Popularity

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How popular is Benny?

The uncommon name Benny was the 1,268th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Benny, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 172, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1939.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1948 with 1,064 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Benny was less than 5, most recently in 1883.

Benny, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1897-1900, 1902-1907, 1908-1918, 1920-1924, and 1926-1931, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1991-1994.

Where is the name Benny popularity headed?

Benny's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Benny has remained mostly unchanged for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Benny for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Benny is still rare and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Benny (Girl)		Benny (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	144	1,268
2017		< 5	--	130	1,360
2016		< 5	--	121	1,430
2015		5	16,827	118	1,436
2014		5	16,936	139	1,274
2013		< 5	--	142	1,243
2012		< 5	--	134	1,296
2011		< 5	--	149	1,185
2010		< 5	--	153	1,178
2009		< 5	--	149	1,209
2008		< 5	--	155	1,166
2007		< 5	--	193	1,001
2006		< 5	--	192	969
2005		< 5	--	167	1,011
2004		< 5	--	180	938
2003		< 5	--	161	984
2002		< 5	--	193	860
2001		< 5	--	165	940
2000		< 5	--	192	834
1999		< 5	--	158	926
1998		< 5	--	171	852
1997		< 5	--	166	852
1996		< 5	--	179	802
1995		< 5	--	182	796
1994		< 5	--	156	858
1993		< 5	--	207	719
1992		< 5	--	204	723
1991		< 5	--	201	714
1990		< 5	--	203	713
1989		8	8,842	211	685
1988		< 5	--	192	678
1987		< 5	--	211	629
1986		< 5	--	212	613
1985		< 5	--	213	599
1984		< 5	--	211	582
1983		5	10,419	214	576
1982		< 5	--	288	500
1981		< 5	--	292	489
1980		6	9,195	297	491
1979		< 5	--	339	436
1978		6	8,646	318	446
1977		< 5	--	300	465
1976		5	9,417	286	463
1975		5	9,203	324	437
1974		< 5	--	344	424
1973		8	6,136	303	452
1972		7	6,624	348	424
1971		< 5	--	370	417
1970		5	8,091	384	415
1969		7	6,013	398	399
1968		8	5,173	404	386
1967		7	5,492	397	375
1966		< 5	--	458	349
1965		8	4,859	514	334
1964		8	5,039	592	320
1963		7	5,333	637	314
1962		5	6,655	755	279
1961		8	4,916	714	290
1960		11	3,935	787	282
1959		12	3,630	846	272
1958		6	5,459	872	263
1957		8	4,561	873	255
1956		< 5	--	887	245
1955		14	3,108	823	245
1954		10	3,739	913	234
1953		8	4,261	895	225
1952		13	3,051	897	222
1951		7	4,414	927	213
1950		7	4,357	875	215
1949		8	3,919	969	206
1948		9	3,611	1,064	189
1947		9	3,728	1,062	191
1946		12	2,890	1,003	184
1945		11	2,751	821	187
1944		11	2,781	897	181
1943		12	2,714	960	176
1942		8	3,473	877	180
1941		8	3,274	835	181
1940		10	2,752	814	179
1939		5	4,314	864	172
1938		16	2,032	822	179
1937		18	1,851	760	179
1936		12	2,395	732	181
1935		12	2,447	678	190
1934		12	2,433	685	187
1933		9	2,892	594	198
1932		15	2,148	593	210
1931		11	2,596	601	210
1930		13	2,431	533	237
1929		15	2,201	482	255
1928		13	2,510	460	265
1927		11	2,880	430	272
1926		11	2,892	399	286
1925		14	2,500	394	289
1924		12	2,830	415	279
1923		8	3,680	346	305
1922		18	2,124	299	339
1921		5	5,193	316	333
1920		7	4,000	272	362
1919		7	3,869	275	340
1918		< 5	--	282	342
1917		8	3,376	223	377
1916		< 5	--	196	396
1915		< 5	--	210	371
1914		< 5	--	144	396
1913		< 5	--	122	382
1912		< 5	--	87	418
1911		< 5	--	50	404
1910		< 5	--	47	376
1909		< 5	--	31	453
1908		< 5	--	37	383
1907		< 5	--	41	332
1906		< 5	--	31	387
1905		< 5	--	27	411
1904		< 5	--	18	520
1903		< 5	--	17	528
1902		< 5	--	13	616
1901		< 5	--	17	470
1900		< 5	--	31	402
1899		< 5	--	13	551
1898		< 5	--	18	487
1897		< 5	--	12	620
1896		< 5	--	16	519
1895		< 5	--	10	692
1894		< 5	--	9	736
1893		< 5	--	9	708
1892		< 5	--	9	756
1891		< 5	--	6	852
1890		< 5	--	7	816
1889		< 5	--	5	984
1888		< 5	--	6	926
1887		< 5	--	10	590
1886		< 5	--	13	516
1885		< 5	--	9	649
1884		< 5	--	5	983
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	5	954
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.