Benney

Boy · recorded 1914–1956

  • 1956last recorded
  • 1914best year

Most popular in 1914.

Last recorded in 1956. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Benney.

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 18 recorded years as a table
Benney, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19148
19157
19216
19235
19245
19254
19266
19357
19377
19395
19416
19484
19513
19524
19534
19542
19552
19562

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Benney isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1956
5
Rank in 1956
#3,942
How rare
1 in 423,060 boys
Since 1914
108

Benney was last recorded in 1956. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1914, at 8 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Benney doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.