Girls' name · since 1918
Benina
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 39 babies named Benina, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #37,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Benina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 39 have been recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Benina recorded 39 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1984.
- #37,774 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 39 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benina ranks #37,774 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #37,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Benina's 39 recorded births place it above 47.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Benina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Benina's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Benina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1984
- Peak year (1921)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Benina by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (12 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Benina's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Benina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Benina's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1980s (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 Benina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1918–1984 (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 Benina 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.