Benee
Stella Rose Bennett, known professionally as Benee and formerly Bene, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter from Auckland. In both 2019 and 2020, she consecutively won Single of the Year, Best Solo Artist and Best Pop Artist at the Aotearoa Music Awards.
Meaning & Origin of Benee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stella Rose Bennett, known professionally as Benee and formerly Bene, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter from Auckland. In both 2019 and 2020, she consecutively won Single of the Year, Best Solo Artist and Best Pop Artist at the Aotearoa Music Awards.
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The Story of Benee
The earliest SSA record of Benee as a baby girl name dates back to 1963, when 6 babies received it. 1963 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Benee — #5,890 in the national rankings. Benee last appeared in the published SSA data in 1963, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Benee
Benee is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Benee's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #5,890. Use the chart and map above to compare Benee'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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