Benno
Benno is a name with a single cultural origin: German.
- German
Meaning & Origin of Benno
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Benno is a name with a single cultural origin: German.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Benno
American parents first put Benno on the record books as a baby boy name in 1912, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 12 Bennos were born — ranking #2,259 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Bennos. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 297 Bennos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Benno
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About the name Benno
Benno is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 297 births in the dataset. Benno's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #2,259. Use the chart and map above to compare Benno'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.