Total births
85
Boys' name · since 2001
Benen
85 babies named Benen in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 85
- total births
- 2001–2020
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
85 boys have been named Benen since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Benen has 85 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2020.
- 85 total births
- 2001–2020 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
85 boys have been named Benen since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.
- 85
- total births
- 2001–2020
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Benen was born in this single decade.
2005
Single peak year
11 babies were named Benen in 2005 - its busiest year on record.
Benen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Benen splits its recorded history at 2009: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Benen at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
2005
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Benen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2020
- Peak year (2005)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Benen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Benen's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Benen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
28 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 49 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Benen? ▼
Benen has been given to 85 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 11 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
When was Benen most popular? ▼
Benen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Benen been used? ▼
Records for Benen go back to 2001, giving 20 years of history through 2020.
What names are similar to Benen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Benjamin, Ben, Bennett, Bentley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Benen's data
- Benen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Benen
Nearby Names Like Benen
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Benen
Benjamin Boy
#11 826,830 births
Ben Boy
#800 85,349 births
Bennett Boy
#60 72,514 births
Bentley Boy
#201 60,027 births
Bennie Boy
#2502 52,753 births
Compare Benen side by side: Benen vs Benjamin Benen vs Ben Benen vs Bennett
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Benen: Baby Name Since 2001 - 85 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/benen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Benen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.