Recorded 1958–1976 Boys' name Peak 1975 52 births

Bengy — boys' name

52 babies named Bengy in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s81970s39
1970s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Bengy was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

10 babies were named Bengy in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bengy

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Bengy between 1958 and 1976, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bengy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bengy performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bengy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bengy 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 52 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.

Bengy at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

52

Since 1958

19 years of records

Peak year

1975

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1958

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1976

Bengy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1958

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1975)
10
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 1976197519741972197119671958 5

Bengy by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
39 births that decade — 75% of Bengy's all-time total
1950s51960s81970s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bengy?
52 babies have been named Bengy since 1958. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1975 with 10 births.
When was Bengy most popular?
Bengy was most popular in the 1970s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Bengy been used?
Bengy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 19 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Bengy?
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, 1958–1976 (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.