Recorded 1922–2009 Boys' name Peak 2006 38 births

Beny — boys' name

38 babies named Beny in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51990s102000s23
2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Beny was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

7 babies were named Beny in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Beny

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Beny between 1922 and 2009, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Beny currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beny performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Beny shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beny 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 38 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.

Beny at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

38

Since 1922

88 years of records

Peak year

2006

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1922

Recorded for 88 years

Last year on file: 2009

Beny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1922

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2006)
7
Annual births at peak — across 88 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2009200820072006199719931922 5

Beny by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
23 births that decade — 61% of Beny's all-time total
1920s51990s102000s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beny?
38 babies have been named Beny since 1922. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2006 with 7 births.
When was Beny most popular?
Beny was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Beny been used?
Beny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 88 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Beny?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.