Total births
35
Boys' name · since 1916
Benie
35 babies named Benie in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 35
- total births
- 1916–1925
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
Benie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 35 recorded since 1916.
Benie has 35 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1925.
- 35 total births
- 1916–1925 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
35 boys have been named Benie since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1925.
- 35
- total births
- 1916–1925
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Benie was born in this single decade.
1916
Single peak year
8 babies were named Benie in 1916 - its busiest year on record.
Benie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Benie splits its recorded history at 1922: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Benie at a glance
Last recorded 1925Peak year
1916
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Benie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1925
- Peak year (1916)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Benie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Benie's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Benie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
13 births
- 1920s
1920s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 22 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Benie? ▼
Benie has been given to 35 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1925. 8 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
When was Benie most popular? ▼
Benie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Benie been used? ▼
Records for Benie go back to 1916, giving 10 years of history through 1925.
What names are similar to Benie? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Benie
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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, 1916–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Benie: Baby Name Since 1916 - 35 Births, Peak 1916." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/benie. 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 Benie 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.