Bengie
Benjamin José Molina, nicknamed "Big Money", is a Puerto Rican sports commentator and former professional baseball catcher who is the Spanish radio color analyst for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played 13 seasons in MLB for the Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, and Texas Rangers.
Meaning & Origin of Bengie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Benjamin José Molina, nicknamed "Big Money", is a Puerto Rican sports commentator and former professional baseball catcher who is the Spanish radio color analyst for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played 13 seasons in MLB for the Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, and Texas Rangers.
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The Story of Bengie
Bengie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1956, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 18 Bengies were born — ranking #2,361 that year. As of 2026, Bengie ranks #11,471 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 156 Bengies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Bengie
Bengie is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 156 births in the dataset. Bengie's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #2,361. Use the chart and map above to compare Bengie'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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