Benny

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Benny or Bennie is a given name or a shortened version of the given name Benjamin or, less commonly, Benedict, Bennett, Benito, Benson, Bernice, Ebenezer, Benansio/Benancio or Bernard.

From Wikipedia

Benny first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 30 babies (rank #865 that year). In 2024 it was given to 30 boys (rank #865). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Benny

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Benny yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

646
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
30
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199111#1,063
19928#1,312
199316#858
199417#784
199523#734
199628#635
199719#803
199814#983
199912#1,122
200019#820
200114#1,028
200217#926
20038#1,584
200421#856
200520#911
200623#862
200725#836
200818#1,098
200928#818
201027#848
201124#912
201221#1,010
201327#861
201419#1,072
201516#1,220
201619#1,122
201727#883
201821#1,046
201917#1,237
202012#1,571
202117#1,267
202214#1,452
202314#1,458
202430#865