Bennye — girls' name

What the Data Says About Bennye

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Bennye between 1915 and 1953, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bennye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bennye performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bennye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bennye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bennye in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 161 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.