Total births
43
Boys' name · since 1922
Beny
43 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.
- 43
- total births
- 1922–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
43 boys have been named Beny since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Beny has 43 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- 43 total births
- 1922–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
43 boys have been named Beny since 1922, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 43
- total births
- 1922–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
53% 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.
Beny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Beny's full recorded timeline at 2007, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Beny at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1922
Beny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Beny by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Beny's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Beny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Beny? ▼
43 babies have been named Beny since 1922. It was last recorded in 2025. 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 104 years of data through 2025.
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.
What to do with Beny's data
- Beny's decade-level peak was the 2000s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- 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 Beny
Nearby Names Like Beny
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Beny
Benjamin Boy
#11 826,830 births
Ben Boy
#800 85,349 births
Bennett Boy
#60 72,514 births
Bentley Boy
#201 60,027 births
Bennie Boy
#2502 52,753 births
Compare Beny side by side: Beny vs Benjamin Beny vs Ben Beny vs Bennett
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
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, 1922–2025 (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. "Beny: Baby Name Since 1922 - 43 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/beny. 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 Beny 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.