Masculine dossier · first seen 1882
Benny
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1948
Peak births
1,065
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Benny
How many people are named Benny?
An estimated 24,983 living Americans are named Benny.
How rare is Benny?
Benny is uncommon among babies today, with 293 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 72.5% from its 1948 peak.
How old is the typical Benny?
The median age of a living American named Benny is approximately 59 years, with most bearers falling between 37 and 71 years old.
Is Benny still popular?
Yes — Benny is currently rising in popularity, with 293 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.3× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Benny most common?
Benny has its strongest geographic signal in New Mexico, where it appears 5.8× more often than the national baseline.
1882Peak 19482025
Peak year
1948
Decline from peak
72.5%
2025
293
All-time
48,500
Where it lives now
Benny is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 4.9× the national rate in the 1960s.
States where Benny is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.