Benaiah
Benaiah is a common name in the Hebrew Bible.
Meaning & Origin of Benaiah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Benaiah is a common name in the Hebrew Bible.
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Etymology
The Story of Benaiah
Benaiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1976, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 166 Benaiahs were born — ranking #1,181 that year. As of 2026, Benaiah ranks #1,324 for baby boys with 145 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 3K Benaiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Benaiah
Benaiah is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Benaiah's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #1,181. Use the chart and map above to compare Benaiah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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