Boys' name · since 1912
Benno
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 306 babies named Benno, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,455 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,767 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 306
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
306 babies have been named Benno since 1912, making it today's #9767 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Benno recorded 306 times among boys since 1912, holding rank #9767 nationally today, ahead of 30% of boys, 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 1912 to 2025.
- #10,455 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,767 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 306 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benno ranks #10,455 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,767 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 306 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,455 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,767 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 306
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Benno's 306 recorded births place it above 76.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Benno compares
306 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Benno's all-time total is 17% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Benno | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 306 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Benno's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Benno splits its recorded history at 1948: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Benno popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Benno by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (65 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Benno's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Benno births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
53 births
- 1920s
1920s
65 births
- 1930s
1930s
28 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s
1960s
28 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 65 births (21% of all-time use).
Benno by state
Where Benno concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 306 births nationwide.
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What to do with Benno's data
- Benno's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Bennos (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Benno: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Benno 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.