Total births
21
Boys' name · since 2016
Benning
21 babies named Benning in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 21
- total births
- 2016–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Benning sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 21 recorded since 2016.
Benning has 21 recorded births among boys since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2019.
- 21 total births
- 2016–2019 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
21 boys have been named Benning since 2016, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2019.
- 21
- total births
- 2016–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Benning was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
7 babies were named Benning in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
Benning's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Benning's full recorded timeline at 2017, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 7 recorded births.
Benning at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2016
Benning popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2019
- Peak year (2016)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Benning by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Benning's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Benning births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 21 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Benning? ▼
21 babies have been named Benning since 2016. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2016 with 7 births.
When was Benning most popular? ▼
Benning was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Benning been used? ▼
Benning has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 4 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Benning? ▼
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 Benning
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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, 2016–2019 (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. "Benning: Baby Name Since 2016 - 21 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/benning. 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 Benning 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.