Total births
186
Girls' name · since 1920
Benna
Benna has 186 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 186
- total births
- 1920–2013
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
Benna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 186 have been recorded since 1920.
Benna has 186 recorded births among girls since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2013.
- 186 total births
- 1920–2013 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
186 girls have been named Benna since 1920, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2013.
- 186
- total births
- 1920–2013
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Benna was born in this single decade.
1947
Single peak year
11 babies were named Benna in 1947 - its busiest year on record.
Benna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Benna's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Benna at a glance
Last recorded 2013Peak year
1947
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1920
Benna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2013
- Peak year (1947)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Benna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Benna's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Benna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 30
1920s
30 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
37 births
- 1950s
1950s
77 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 77 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Benna? ▼
Benna has been given to 186 babies in the U.S. since 1920, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2013. 11 babies were born in 1947, its single highest year.
When was Benna most popular? ▼
Benna was most popular in the 1950s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Benna been used? ▼
Records for Benna go back to 1920, giving 94 years of history through 2013.
What names are similar to Benna? ▼
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.
What to do with Benna's data
- Benna's decade-level peak was the 1950s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Benna
Nearby Names Like Benna
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Benna
Benita Girl
#11148 13,669 births
Bennie Girl
#4895 9,936 births
Bentley Girl
#1704 3,535 births
Benjamin Girl
#13577 2,482 births
Bennett Girl
#1064 2,340 births
Compare Benna side by side: Benna vs Benita Benna vs Bennie Benna vs Bentley
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1920–2013 (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. "Benna: Baby Name Since 1920 - 186 Births, Peak 1947." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/benna. 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 Benna 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 June 2026.