Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Bennie
Endangered
Down 94.5% from peak
Peak era
1929
Peak births
959
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Silent Generation
Quick answers about Bennie
How many people are named Bennie?
An estimated 17,845 living Americans are named Bennie.
How rare is Bennie?
Bennie is uncommon among babies today, with 53 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 94.5% from its 1929 peak.
How old is the typical Bennie?
The median age of a living American named Bennie is approximately 64 years, with most bearers falling between 48 and 74 years old.
Is Bennie still popular?
No. Bennie is endangered as a baby name, down 94.5% from its 1929 peak with 53 births in 2025.
Where is Bennie most common?
Bennie has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 6.5× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19292025
Peak year
1929
Decline from peak
94.5%
2025
53
All-time
52,753
Where it lives now
Bennie is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 6.1× the national rate in the 1960s.
States where Bennie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.