Bennie
Benny or Bennie is a given name or a shortened version of the given name Benjamin or, less commonly, Benedict, Bennett, Benito, Benson, Bernice, Ebenezer, Benansio/Benancio or Bernard.
Meaning & Origin of Bennie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Benny or Bennie is a given name or a shortened version of the given name Benjamin or, less commonly, Benedict, Bennett, Benito, Benson, Bernice, Ebenezer, Benansio/Benancio or Bernard.
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The Story of Bennie
As a girl name
Bennie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1880, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1929, when 256 Bennies were born — ranking #415 that year. As of 2026, Bennie ranks #4,255 for girls with 33 births, rising sharply (+113% over the past five years). In total, more than 10K Bennies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Bennie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 26 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1929, when 959 Bennies were born — ranking #158 that year. As of 2026, Bennie ranks #2,505 for boys with 54 births, rising sharply (+18% over the past five years). In total, more than 53K Bennies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Bennie
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Names that sound like Bennie
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About the name Bennie
Bennie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 53K births in the dataset. Bennie's peak popularity came in 1929 when it ranked #130. Use the chart and map above to compare Bennie'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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