Girls' name · since 1943
Benette
Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Benette, peaking in 1955. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
Benette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 1943.
Social Security Administration records show Benette recorded 17 times among girls since 1943, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1960.
- #47,536 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1943
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benette ranks #47,536 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1943, peaking in the 1950s.
- #47,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
Benette's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Benette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Benette's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1943, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Benette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1960
- Peak year (1955)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Benette by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (6 births, 35% of the file).
1950s was Benette's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Benette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 6 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Benette's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1960s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Benette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1943–1960 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Benette 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 August 2026.