Recorded 1944–1976 Girls' name Peak 1944 10 births

Bene — girls' name

10 babies named Bene in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51970s5
1940s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Bene was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

5 babies were named Bene in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bene

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Bene between 1944 and 1976, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bene at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

10

Since 1944

33 years of records

Peak year

1944

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1944

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1976

Bene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1944

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1944)
5
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
5 19761944 5

Bene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
5 births that decade — 50% of Bene's all-time total
1940s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bene?
10 babies have been named Bene since 1944. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1944 with 5 births.
When was Bene most popular?
Bene was most popular in the 1940s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
How long has the name Bene been used?
Bene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 33 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Bene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Benita, Bennie, Bentley, Benjamin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1944–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.