Benn
Benn is a surname and given name, derived from the given name Benedict. The surname originated separately in England and Germany. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Benn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Benn is a surname and given name, derived from the given name Benedict. The surname originated separately in England and Germany. It may refer to:
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The Story of Benn
American parents first put Benn on the record books as a baby boy name in 1915, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 11 Benns were born — ranking #3,614 that year. About 20% of every Benn on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Benn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 382 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Benn
Benn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 382 births in the dataset. Benn's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #3,614. Use the chart and map above to compare Benn'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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