Binnie
Binnie is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Binnie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Binnie is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Binnie
As a girl name
Binnie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1942, when 28 Binnies were born — ranking #1,559 that year. As of 2026, Binnie ranks #5,828 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 368 Binnies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Binnie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1919, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 8 Binnies were born — ranking #3,208 that year. As of 2026, Binnie ranks #3,942 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 100 Binnies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Binnie
Binnie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 368 births in the dataset. Binnie's peak popularity came in 1942 when it ranked #1,559. Use the chart and map above to compare Binnie'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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