Benas
Benas is a name with a single cultural origin: Lithuanian.
- Lithuanian
Meaning & Origin of Benas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Benas is a name with a single cultural origin: Lithuanian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Lithuanian
The Story of Benas
The earliest SSA record of Benas as a baby boy name dates back to 2011, when 5 babies received it. 2011 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Benas — #12,285 in the national rankings. About 67% of every Benas on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Benas last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 15 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Benas
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Benas. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Benediktas
- Benjaminas
Names that sound like Benas
Phonetically similar names — useful when Benas is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Beanies
- Banas
- Buenas
- Beanos
- Bemas
- Binas
- Penas
- Pinas
- Beans
- Beaches
- Bonus
- Bunnies
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Benas
Benas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Benas's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #12,285. Use the chart and map above to compare Benas'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.