Recorded 1956–2005 Boys' name Peak 1975 156 births

Bengie — boys' name

156 babies named Bengie in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s271960s471970s772000s5
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Bengie was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

18 babies were named Bengie in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bengie

The Social Security Administration has registered 156 babies named Bengie between 1956 and 2005, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bengie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bengie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bengie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bengie 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 156 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.

Bengie at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

156

Since 1956

50 years of records

Peak year

1975

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1956

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2005

Bengie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1956

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1975)
18
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 20051976197319691964196019571956 6

Bengie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
77 births that decade — 49% of Bengie's all-time total
1950s271960s471970s772000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bengie?
156 babies have been named Bengie since 1956. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1975 with 18 births.
When was Bengie most popular?
Bengie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Bengie been used?
Bengie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 50 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Bengie?
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.

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, 1956–2005 (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.