Recorded 1918–1953 Girls' name Peak 1923 38 births

Beneva — girls' name

38 babies named Beneva in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s171930s111950s5
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Beneva was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

6 babies were named Beneva in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Beneva

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Beneva between 1918 and 1953, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Beneva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beneva performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Beneva shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beneva 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 38 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.

Beneva at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

38

Since 1918

36 years of records

Peak year

1923

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1918

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1953

Beneva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1918

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.5 1953193519341925192319221918 5

Beneva by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 45% of Beneva's all-time total
1910s51920s171930s111950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beneva?
38 babies have been named Beneva since 1918. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1923 with 6 births.
When was Beneva most popular?
Beneva was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Beneva been used?
Beneva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 36 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Beneva?
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, 1918–1953 (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.